最初的描述(命名) :
- Říčan, Oldřich & L. Piálek, K. Dragová, J. Novák. 2016. "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification". Vertebrate Zoology. 66(1):1 – 102 (crc07292) (摘要)
模式物種: Heros rostratus Gill, 1877 (original designation).
已描述(命名)的物種包括 (12):
有效: 8 同義字: 4- Heros altifrons Kner, 1863 (有效)
- Heros longimanus Günther, 1867 (有效)
- Heros rostratus Gill, 1877 (有效)
- Cichlosoma robertsoni Regan, 1905 (有效)
- Cichlasoma alfari Meek, 1907 (有效)
- Cichlasoma acutum Miller, 1907 (同義字)
- Cichlosoma lethrinus Regan, 1908 (同義字)
- Cichlasoma bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (同義字)
- Cichlasoma popenoei Carr & Giovannoli, 1950 (同義字)
- Cichlasoma diquis Bussing, 1974 (有效)
- Cichlasoma rhytisma López, 1983 (有效)
- Amphilophus bussingi Loiselle, 1997 (有效)