Crenicichla ploegi Varella, Loeb, Lima & Kullander, 2018: 366, fig. 1b.

Paratype: 1 lot, 2 specimens —NUP 11630, 2, 62.0– 101.2 mm SL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Diamantino, rio Preto, tributary of the rio Arinos, rio Tapajós, 14°07’46.6”S, 56°42’15.3”W, C.H. Zawadzki, 15 Sep 2010 .