Descrizione originale:
- Říčan, Oldřich & L. Piálek, K. Dragová, J. Novák. 2016. "Diversity and evolution of the Middle American cichlid fishes (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with revised classification". Vertebrate Zoology. 66(1):1 – 102 - [riassunto] · (ffm07292)
Type species: Heros urophthalmus Günther, 1862 (original designation).