Descrizione originale come Crenicichla maculata:
ZooBank:51991155-4B55-42C0-B8B3-B9644EA4BFF2.
- Kullander, Sven & Lucena, Carlos A. Santos de. 2006. "A review of the species of Crenicichla (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Atlantic coastal rivers of southeastern Brazil from Bahia to Rio Grande do Sul States, with descriptions of three new species". Neotropical Ichthyology. 4;(2 April/June 2006):127-146 (crc01286)
Conservazione: Crenicichla maculata è valutata dalle organizzazioni internazionali di salvaguardia delle specie a rischio come (LC) basso rischio (2018). They are only diffuse threats identified in part of the distribution of the species, such as the exploration of coal minerals, which has been causing a decline in the quality of the species, or the capture during fishing sports, which can cause population decline. However, so far, these threats do not put their population at risk (ICMBio, 2022).