maculata, Crenicichla Kullander [S. O.] & Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2006:139, Fig. 8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 4 (no. 2); ref. 28747] Maquiné, rio Pinheiro, Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 14661. Paratypes: (59) in many lots at MCP, NMW, NRM. •Valid as Crenicichla maculata Kullander & Lucena 2006 -- (Casciotta & Almirón 2009:656 [ref. 30041], Kullander 2009:49 [ref. 30051], Kullander & Lucena 2013:154 [ref. 32675], Mattos et al. 2014:36 [ref. 33306], Bertaco et al. 2016:425 [ref. 34561], Varella et al. 2023:3 [ref. 40273]). Current status: Valid as Crenicichla maculata Kullander & Lucena 2006. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Pinheiro River drainage, southern Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.