Original description:
- Schmitter-Soto, Juan Jacobo. 2007. "A systematic revision of the genus Archocentrus (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with the description of two new genera and six new species". Zootaxa. 1603:1-78 (crc01457) (abstract)
Type species: Heros nigrofasciatus Günther, 1867 (original designation).
Synonyms:
- Bussingius Schmitter-Soto, 2007. Determiner: Říčan, Oldřich, 2016
Described species included (9):
valid: 7 synonym: 2- Heros nigrofasciatus Günther, 1867 (valid)
- Cichlosoma (Archocentrus) septemfasciatum Regan, 1908 (valid)
- Cichlasoma sajica Bussing, 1974 (valid)
- Archocentrus nanoluteus Allgayer, 1994 (valid)
- Archocentrus myrnae Loiselle, 1997 (valid)
- Cryptoheros altoflavus Allgayer, 2001 (valid)
- Amatitlania kanna Schmitter-Soto, 2007 (valid)
- Amatitlania coatepeque Schmitter-Soto, 2007 (synonym)
- Amatitlania siquia Schmitter-Soto, 2007 (synonym)