Original description as Crenicichla punctata:
ZooBank:AEC1A29E-94AF-4D58-9201-4EC92BAC4452.
- Hensel, R.. 1870. "Beiträge zur Kenntniss der Wirbelthiere Südbrasiliens. (Fortsetzung)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 36 (1); pp. 50-91 (crc00081)
Synonyms (1):
- Crenicichla polysticta Hensel , 1870, with type locality at Rio Cadea in rain forest at Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Determiner: Malabarba, 1989
Conservation: Crenicichla punctata is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.