Considered a synonym of Centropomus armatus Gill, 1863
- Rivas, Luis Rene. 1986. "Systematic review of the perciform fishes of the genus Centropomus". Copeia. 1986(3):579-611 (ffm00545)
Original description as Centropomus brevis:
ZooBank:BA72EA1B-BA97-47BE-A43E-8B0BC68754E7.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report of a collection of fishes made by Messrs. Dow, Godman, and Salvin in Guatemala". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1864:144-154 (ffm00137)