Original description:
- Kullander, Sven. 1996. "Heroina isonycterina, a new species of cichlid fish from Western Amazonia, with comments on cichlasomine systematics". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 7(2):149-172 (crc01223) (abstract)
Type species: Heroína isonycterina Kullander, 1996 (original designation).