Considéré comme synonyme junior de Saxatilia alta (Eigenmann, 1912)
- Kullander, Sven. 2003. "Family Cichlidae (Cichlids)". Check list of the freshwater fishes of South and Central America. 605-654 (crc01092)
Décrit initialement sous Crenicichla cardiostigma:
ZooBank:0DEA0DF1-476A-4B82-92D0-2D47F04064F8.
- Ploeg, Alex. 1991. "Revision of the South American cichlid genus Crenicichla Heckel, 1840, with description of fifteen new species and consideration on species groups, phylogeny and biogeography (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae)". Univ. Amsterdam, Netherlands. 1-153 (crc01043)