Considerado un sinónimo menor de Centropomus medius Günther, 1864
- Rivas, Luis Rene. 1986. "Systematic review of the perciform fishes of the genus Centropomus". Copeia. 1986(3):579-611 (ffm00545)
Descripción original como Centropomus grandoculatus:
ZooBank:17536F42-91C8-4759-A543-780DB227583D.
- Jenkins, O.P. & B.W. Evermann, Barton Warren. 1889. "Description of eighteen new species of fishes from the Gulf of California". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 11(698):137-158 (ffm00454)