Considered a synonym of Cryptoheros spilurus (Günther, 1862)
- Schmitter-Soto, Juan Jacobo. 2007. "A systematic revision of the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with the description of two new genera and six new species". Zootaxa. 1603:1-78 (crc01457) (abstract)
Original description as Cichlasoma spinosissimum var. immaculata:
ZooBank:BB61FA30-C15B-4D82-AD7E-98DDFAF314EE.
- Pellegrin, Jacques. 1904. "Contribution à l'étude anatomique, biologique et taxonomique des poissons de la famille des Cichlidés - Taxinomie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. 121-400 (crc00027) (abstract)