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 rostratus GILL, 1877
Beheimatet in: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Beschriebene Arten:
Cribroheros alfari MEEK, 1907
Cribroheros altifrons KNER, 1863
Cribroheros bussingi LOISELLE, 1997
Cribroheros diquis BUSSING, 1974
Cribroheros longimanus GÜNTHER, 1867
Cribroheros rhytisma LÓPEZ S., 1983
Cribroheros robertsoni REGAN, 1905
Cribroheros rostratus GILL, 1877