Considerado un sinónimo menor de Vieja melanurus (Günther, 1862)
- McMahan, Caleb D.. 2011. "Paraneetroplus synspilus is a junior synonym of Paraneetroplus melanurus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (2833):1-14 (ffm03297)
Descripción original como Cichlasoma synspilum:
ZooBank:933D4C15-DE39-4B29-A9E5-EE73C4F5B0D0.
- Hubbs, Carl Leavitt. 1935. "Fresh-water fishes collected in British Honduras and Guatemala". Miscellaneous Publications, Museum of Zoology, University of Michigan. (28):13-15 (ffm00252)