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Original description:

• Pellegrin, Jacques. 1904. "Contribution à l'étude anatomique, biologique et taxinomique des poissons de la famille des Cichlidés - Taxinomie". Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France. pp 121-400 (crc00027) (abstract).

Type species: Heros (Cichlasoma) heterodontus Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 (monotypy).

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Described species included (19):

valid: 11 uncertain: 1 synonym: 7
• Heros margaritifer Günther, 1862 (uncertain)
• Heros altifrons Kner & Steindachner, 1863 (valid)
• Heros macracanthus Günther, 1864 (valid)
• Heros longimanus Günther, 1867 (valid)
• Heros rostratus Gill & Bransford, 1877 (valid)
• Heros (Cichlasoma) heterodontus Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 (synonym)
• Cichlasoma evermanni Meek, 1904 (synonym)
• Cichlosoma robertsoni Regan, 1905 (valid)
• Cichlasoma alfari Meek, 1907 (valid)
• Cichlasoma acutum Miller, 1907 (synonym)
• Cichlosoma lethrinus Regan, 1908 (synonym)
• Cichlasoma calobrense Meek & Hildebrand, 1913 (valid)
• Cichlasoma bouchellei Fowler, 1923 (synonym)
• Cichlasoma guija Hildebrand, 1934 (synonym)
• Cichlasoma popenoei Carr & Giovannoli, 1950 (synonym)
• Cichlasoma diquis Bussing, 1974 (valid)
• Cichlasoma rhytisma López, 1983 (valid)
• Theraps nourissati Allgayer, 1989 (valid)
• Amphilophus bussingi Loiselle, 1997 (valid)

Species groups:

• Calobrensis (Říčan, Oldřich & R. Zardoya & I. Doadrio, 2008)
alfari, altifrons, bussingi, calobrensis, diquis, rhytisma, rostratus,