empheres, Crenicichla Lucena [C. A. S. de] 2007:453, Figs. 6-8 [Neotropical Ichthyology v. 5 (no. 4); ref. 29467] Rio Chapecó, on the road Abelardo Luz-Coronel Firmino Martins, Abelardo Luz, 26°33'35"S, 52°19'41"W, Estado Santa Catarina, Brazil. Holotype: MCP 40960. Paratypes: MCP 40176 (29, 1c&s). •Valid as Crenicichla empheres Lucena 2007 -- (Casciotta & Almirón 2009:656 [ref. 30041], Piálek et al. 2010:34 [ref. 30903], Bertaco et al. 2016:425 [ref. 34561], Varella et al. 2023:2 [ref. 40273]). Current status: Valid as Crenicichla empheres Lucena 2007. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: upper Uruguay River drainage, Brazil. Habitat: freshwater.