Descripción original como Herichthys tepehua:
ZooBank:39FE30C9-08F3-4E07-854D-6F0C0335AE93.
- de la Maza Benignos, Mauricio & C.P. Ornelas-García, M.L. Lozano-Vilano, M.E. García-Ramírez, I. Doadrio. 2014. "Phylogeographic analysis of genus Herichthys (Perciformes: Cichlidae), with descriptions of Nosferatu new genus and H. tepehua n. sp". Hydrobiologia. DOI: 10.1007/s10750-014-1891-8 (ffm00628) (resumen)
Conservación: Herichthys tepehua no es evaluada en la lista roja de especies amenazadas de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. De la Maza et al. (2014:222) explain how Herichthys tepehua has become extremely rare and is seldom captured in the Cazones, Tecolutla, and Solteros Rivers. Many populations appear to be confined to the most isolated tributaries or areas with turbid water where visibility limits the use of diving masks and homemade spears used by local fishermen.