Erstbeschreibung: Baird, Spencer F & C.F. Girard. 1854. „Descriptions of new species of fishes collected in Texas, New Mexico and Sonora, by Mr. John H. Clark, on the U. S. and Mexican Boundary Survey, and in Texas by Capt. Stewart Van Vliet, U. S. A“. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. (n. 7); pp. 24-29
Typusart: Herichthys cyanoguttatus BAIRD & GIRARD, 1854
Beheimatet in: Mexico, USA
Beschriebene Arten:
Herichthys (Nosferatu?) bartoni BEAN, 1892
Herichthys carpintis JORDAN & SNYDER, 1899
Herichthys cyanoguttatus BAIRD & GIRARD, 1854
Herichthys deppii HECKEL, 1840
Herichthys minckleyi KORNFIELD & TAYLOR, 1983
Herichthys tamasopoensis ARTIGAS AZAS, 1993
Herichthys tepehua DE LA MAZA-BENIGNOS et al., 2014
Herichthys teporatus FOWLER, 1903