Considered a synonym of Centropomus parallelus Poey, 1860
- Rivas, Luis Rene. 1986. "Systematic review of the perciform fishes of the genus Centropomus". Copeia. 1986(3):579-611 (ffm00545)
Original description as Centropomus heringi:
ZooBank:73478668-D94F-4465-B15D-6850D1687D90.
- Fowler, Henry W. 1906. "Descriptions of two new species of Centropomus". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 58:423-428 (ffm00550)