Crenicichla chicha Varella, Kullander & Lima, 2012: 235, fig. 1a.
Paratypes: 2 lots, 3 specimens —NUP 11523, 2, 56.5–62.2 mm SL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Sapezal, rio Papagaio, rio Tapajós basin, 13°33’42”S, 58°24’25”W, C.H. Zawadzki & W.P. Troy, 17 Sep 2010 . NUP 11566, 1, 79.7 mm SL: Brazil, Mato Grosso, Balneário rio Verde, Campo Novo do Parecis, rio Verde, rio Tapajós basin, 13°37’8.66”S, 58°0’51.99”W, C.H. Zawadzki & W.P. Troy, 18 Sep 2010 .