Erstbeschreibung: 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. v. 66(n. 1), pp. 1 – 102
Typusart: Heros urophthalmus GÜNTHER, 1862
Beheimatet in: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Nicaragua
Beschriebene Arten:
Mayaheros aguadae HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros alborus HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros amarus HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros beani JORDAN, 1889
Mayaheros cienagae HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros conchitae HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros ericymba HUBBS, 1938
Mayaheros mayorum HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros stenozonus HUBBS, 1936
Mayaheros trispilus HUBBS, 1935
Mayaheros troschelii STEINDACHNER, 1867
Mayaheros urophthalmus GÜNTHER, 1862
Mayaheros zebra HUBBS, 1936