Original description:
- Allgayer, Robert. 2001. "Description d'un genre nouveau, Cryptoheros, d'Amérique centrale et d'une espèce nouvelle du Panama (Pisces: Cichlidae)". L'an Cichlidé. 1 / 2001 13-20 (crc00204)
Type species: Heros spilurus Günther, 1862 (original designation).
Described species included (4):
valid: 3 synonym: 1- Heros spilurus Günther, 1862 (valid)
- Cichlasoma spinosissimum var. immaculata Pellegrin, 1904 (synonym)
- Cichlasoma cutteri Fowler, 1932 (valid)
- Cryptoheros chetumalensis Schmitter-Soto, 2007 (valid)
Species groups:
- Cryptoheros (Amatitlania) (Schmitter-Soto, 2007)
- Cryptoheros (Bussingius) (Schmitter-Soto, 2007)
- Cryptoheros (Cryptoheros) (Schmitter-Soto, 2007)
- Cryptoheros (Panamius) (Schmitter-Soto, 2007)
spilurus, cutteri, chetumalensis.