Erstbeschreibung: Eigenmann, Carl H. 1912. „The freshwater fishes of British Guiana, including a study of the ecological grouping of species, and the relation of the fauna of the plateau to that of the lowlands“. Memoirs of the Carnegie Museum. v. 5; n. 1; i-xxii + pp. 1-578
Typusart: Acara heckelii MÜLLER & TROSCHEL, 1849
Beheimatet in: Brasilien, Kolumbien, Guyana, Peru
Beschriebene Arten:
Acarichthys heckelii MÜLLER & TROSCHEL, 1849