Considéré comme synonyme junior de Mayaheros urophthalmus (Günther, 1862)
- Morgenstern, Rico. 2018. "Fishes collected by Emanuel Ritter von Friedrichsthal in Central America between 1838–1841". Vertebrate Zoology. v. 68(n. 3), pp. 253–267 (crc09154) (résumé)
Décrit initialement sous Cichlasoma urophthalmus stenozonum:
ZooBank:35642902-F60B-4F08-8A21-B0D55877839A.
- Hubbs, Carl Leavitt. 1936. "XVII. Fishes of the Yucatan Peninsula". The Cenotes of Yucatán, a Zoological and Hydrographic Survey. (457) pp. 157-287 (crc00250)