Original description as Heros urophthalmus:
ZooBank:0398287F-0856-4484-82F1-443293CCDBC8.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum London. Vol 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (crc00035)
Synonyms (2):
- Heros troschelii Steindachner, 1867, with type locality at Mexico. Determiner: Conkel, 1993
- Cichlasoma urophthalmus stenozonum Hubbs, 1935, with type locality at Central America. Determiner: Morgenstern, 2018
Sub-species:
- Mayaheros urophthalmus aguadae (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus alborus (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus amarus (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus cienagae (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus conchitae (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus mayorum (Hubbs, 1935)
- (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus trispilus (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus zebra (Hubbs, 1935)
- Mayaheros urophthalmus ericymba (Hubbs, 1938)
Conservation: Mayaheros urophthalmus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018).