Considerado un sinónimo menor de Centropomus mexicanus Bocourt, 1868
- Rivas, Luis Rene. 1986. "Systematic review of the perciform fishes of the genus Centropomus". Copeia. 1986(3):579-611 (ffm00545)
Descripción original como Centropomus gabbi:
ZooBank:A90B5301-22F6-4367-A296-CE51EAAF16B4.
- Fowler, Henry W. 1906. "Descriptions of two new species of Centropomus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 58:423-428 (ffm00550)