Original description as Centropomus ensiferus:
ZooBank:2F7D449F-2CB6-47A4-86BC-24126CAAB0C9.
- Poey y Aloy, Felipe. 1858. "Memorias sobra la historia natural de la Isla de Cuba, acompañadas de sumarios Latinos y extractos en Francés". Tomo 2. La Habana. 2:1-96(1858); 97-336(1860); 337-442,(1861) (ffm00073)
Synonyms (1):
- Centropomus affinis Steindachner, 1864, with type locality at Demerara, Guyana; Rio de Janeiro and Cajutuba, Brazil. Determiner: Rivas, 1986
- Centropomus scaber Bocourt, 1868, with type locality at Belize. Determiner: Rivas, 1986
- Centropomus macrochirus Poey, 1955, with type locality at Cuba. Determiner: Rivas, 1986
Conservation: Centropomus ensiferus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2019).