Considerato un sinonimo junior di Talamancaheros sieboldii (Kner, 1863)
- Bussing, William. 1975. "Taxonomy and biological aspects of the Central American cichlid fishes Cichlasoma sieboldii and C. tuba". Revista de Biologia Tropical. 23(2):189-211 (crc06510) (riassunto)
Descrizione originale come Theraps terrabae:
ZooBank:C279A875-E8D8-4F6F-8D96-1D44DF7D51FC.
- Jordan, David Starr & Barton Warren Evermann. 1927. "New genera and species of North American Fishes". Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences. (Ser4)501-507 (crc00278)