punctata, Crenicichla Hensel [R.] 1870:57 [Archiv für Naturgeschichte v. 36 (pt. 1); ref. 18277] Rio Guaíba, Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Lectotype: ZMB 7459. Paralectotypes: ZMB 7460 (1), 31561-62 (4, 3). Type catalog: Paepke & Schindler 2013:268 [ref. 32895]. Lectotype selected by Lucena & Azevedo 1989:90 [ref. 16140] as 7459 -- the 149-mm specimen. •Synonym of Crenicichla lacustris (Castelnau 1855) -- (Ploeg 1991:115 [ref. 20196]). •Valid as Crenicichla punctata Hensel 1870 -- (Ortega & Vari 1986:20 [ref. 9708], Malabarba 1989:165 [ref. 14217], Lucena & Azevedo 1989:89 [ref. 16140], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:630 [ref. 27061], Kullander & Lucena 2006:142 [ref. 28747], Casciotta & Almirón 2009:656 [ref. 30041], Kullander 2009:49 [ref. 30051], Serra et al. 2011:357 [ref. 31355], Kullander & Lucena 2013:154 [ref. 32675], Mattos et al. 2014:36 [ref. 33306], Litz & Koerber 2014:33 [ref. 33622], Bertaco et al. 2016:426 [ref. 34561], Nión et al. 2016:50 [ref. 35565], Loureiro et al. 2023:149 [ref. 40506], Varella et al. 2023:4 [ref. 40273]). Current status: Valid as Crenicichla punctata Hensel 1870. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Laguna dos Patos and Lagoa Mirim basins (southeastern Brazil and Uruguay). Habitat: freshwater.