- Descrito por / Described by:
Barry Chernoff & Antonio Machado-Allison, 1990

- Nome original / Original name:
Ceratobranchia joanae

- Nome do artigo / Article name:
Characid fishes of the genus Ceratobranchia, with descriptions of new species from Venezuela and Peru.

- Publicado em / Published in:
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 142: 261-290.

- Localidade tipo / Type locality:
Rio Maniapure, no cruzamento com a rodovia Caicara-Puerto Ayacucho, 6°55'48"N, 66°33'22"W, estado Bolívar, Venezuela. / Río Maniapure at crossing of Caicara-Puerto Ayacucho highway, 6°55'48"N, 66°33'22"W, Estado Bolívar, Venezuela.