Considéré comme synonyme junior de Herichthys carpintis (Jordan & Snyder, 1899)
- Burgess, Warren. 2000. "The Cichlasoma story. Herichthys, the break-up". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 48(11):44-54 (crc01003)
Décrit initialement sous Heros teporatus:
ZooBank:47EA9829-14F9-46A4-9F67-038E132E6F98.
- Fowler, Henry W. 1903. "Life colors of Poecilia limantouri and description of a new Heros from Mexico". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 55:320-323 (crc01106)