Original description:
- Fernández-Yépez, Agustín. 1969. "Contribución al conocimiento de los cíclidos". Evencias. (22):unnumbered, Pls1-1 (crc00247)
Type species: Cichlasoma milleri Meek, 1907 (original designation).
Described species included (9):
valid: 3 synonym: 6- Heros godmanni Günther, 1862 (valid)
- Heros intermedius Günther, 1862 (valid)
- Heros microphthalmus Günther, 1862 (valid)
- Heros angulifer Günther, 1862 (synonym)
- Acara rectangularis Steindachner, 1864 (synonym)
- Heros oblongus Günther, 1867 (synonym)
- Cichlasoma guentheri Pellegrin, 1904 (synonym)
- Cichlasoma milleri Meek, 1907 (synonym)
- Cichlasoma caeruleogula Fowler, 1936 (synonym)