Original description as Centropomus poeyi:
ZooBank:18F39ACC-C02C-44EF-A1F4-4C684458F80F.
- Chávez, Humberto. 1961. "Estudio de una nueva especie de robalo del Golfo de México y redescripción de Centropomus undecimalis (Bloch). (Pisc., Centropom.)". Ciencia. 21(2):75-83 (ffm00552)
Conservation: Centropomus poeyi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018).