n = 78
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heros acaroides | Hensel, 1870 | Australoheros acaroides | Cichlidae | |
| Heros affinis | Günther, 1862 | Thorichthys affinis | Cichlidae | Yellow meeki |
| Heros altifrons | Kner, 1863 | Cribroheros altifrons | Cichlidae | |
| Heros angulifer | Günther, 1862 | Chuco intermedium | Cichlidae | Northern checkmark cichlid |
| Heros appendiculatus | (Castelnau, 1855) | Heros efasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros aureus | Günther, 1862 | Thorichthys aureus | Cichlidae | Blue flash |
| Heros autochthon | Günther, 1862 | Australoheros autochthon | Cichlidae | |
| Heros balteatus | Gill, 1877 | Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | Cichlidae | Moga |
| Heros basilaris | Gill, 1877 | Amphilophus citrinellus | Cichlidae | Midas cichlid |
| Heros beani | Jordan, 1889 | Mayaheros beani | Cichlidae | Green guapote |
| Heros bifasciatus | Steindachner, 1864 | Vieja bifasciata | Cichlidae | Twoband cichlid |
| Heros callolepis | Regan, 1904 | Thorichthys callolepis | Cichlidae | San Domingo cichlid |
| Heros centrarchus | Gill, 1877 | Archocentrus centrarchus | Cichlidae | Flier cichlid |
| Heros citrinellus | Günther, 1864 | Amphilophus citrinellus | Cichlidae | Midas cichlid |
| Heros coryphaenoides | Heckel, 1840 | Hypselecara coryphaenoides | Cichlidae | |
| Heros coryphaeus | Heckel, 1840 | Heros spurius | Cichlidae | |
| Heros deppii | Heckel, 1840 | Herichthys deppii | Cichlidae | Nautla cichlid |
| Heros dovii | Günther, 1864 | Parachromis dovii | Cichlidae | Guapote |
| Heros efasciatus | Heckel, 1840 | Heros efasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros erythraeus | Günther, 1867 | Amphilophus labiatus | Cichlidae | Red devil |
| Heros festae | Boulenger, 1899 | Mesoheros festae | Cichlidae | Guayas cichlid |
| Heros festivus | Heckel, 1840 | Mesonauta festivus | Cichlidae | Flag cichlid |
| Heros friedrichsthalii | Heckel, 1840 | Parachromis friedrichsthalii | Cichlidae | Yellowjacket cichlid |
| Heros gibbiceps | Steindachner, 1864 | Paraneetroplus gibbiceps | Cichlidae | Teapa cichlid |
| Heros godmanni | Günther, 1862 | Chuco godmanni | Cichlidae | Southern checkmark cichlid |
| Heros goeldii | Boulenger, 1897 | Hypselecara temporalis | Cichlidae | Emerald cichlid |
| Heros guttulatus | Günther, 1864 | Vieja guttulata | Cichlidae | Amatitlan cichlid |
| Heros helleri | Steindachner, 1864 | Thorichthys helleri | Cichlidae | Yellow cichlid |
| Heros heterodontus | Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 | Astatheros macracanthus | Cichlidae | Blackthroat cichlid |
| Heros insignis | Heckel, 1840 | Mesonauta insignis | Cichlidae | |
| Heros intermedius | Günther, 1862 | Chuco intermedium | Cichlidae | Northern checkmark cichlid |
| Heros istlanus | Jordan & Snyder, 1899 | Amphilophus istlanus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros jenynsii | Steindachner, 1869 | Australoheros facetus | Cichlidae | Chameleon cichlid |
| Heros labiatus | Günther, 1864 | Amphilophus labiatus | Cichlidae | Red devil |
| Heros labridens | Pellegrin, 1903 | Herichthys labridens | Cichlidae | Curve-bar cichlid |
| Heros lentiginosus | Steindachner, 1864 | Rheoheros lentiginosus | Cichlidae | Freckled cichlid |
| Heros liberifer | Staeck & Schindler, 2015 | Heros liberifer | Cichlidae | |
| Heros lobochilus | Günther, 1867 | Amphilophus labiatus | Cichlidae | Red devil |
| Heros longimanus | Günther, 1867 | Cribroheros longimanus | Cichlidae | Red breast cichlid |
| Heros macracanthus | Günther, 1864 | Astatheros macracanthus | Cichlidae | Blackthroat cichlid |
| Heros maculipinnis | Steindachner, 1864 | Thorichthys maculipinnis | Cichlidae | |
| Heros managuensis | Günther, 1867 | Parachromis managuensis | Cichlidae | Jaguar guapote |
| Heros margaritifer | Günther, 1862 | Amphilophus margaritifer | Cichlidae | |
| Heros melanopogon | Steindachner, 1864 | Vieja melanurus | Cichlidae | Redhead cichlid |
| Heros melanurus | Günther, 1862 | Vieja melanurus | Cichlidae | Redhead cichlid |
| Heros microphthalmus | Günther, 1862 | Chuco microphthalmus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros modestus | Heckel, 1840 | Heros spurius | Cichlidae | |
| Heros montezuma | Heckel, 1840 | Herichthys deppii | Cichlidae | Nautla cichlid |
| Heros motaguensis | Günther, 1867 | Parachromis motaguensis | Cichlidae | False yellowjacket cichlid |
| Heros multispinosus | Günther, 1867 | Herotilapia multispinosa | Cichlidae | Rainbow cichlid |
| Heros nicaraguensis | Günther, 1864 | Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | Cichlidae | Moga |
| Heros niger | Heckel, 1840 | Hypselecara coryphaenoides | Cichlidae | |
| Heros nigricans | Eigenmann, 1903 | Nandopsis tetracanthus | Cichlidae | Biajaca |
| Heros nigrofasciatus | Günther, 1867 | Amatitlania nigrofasciata | Cichlidae | Convict cichlid |
| Heros notatus | (Jardine, 1843) | Heros notatus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros oblongus | Günther, 1867 | Chuco microphthalmus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros octofasciatus | Regan, 1903 | Rocio octofasciata | Cichlidae | Jack Dempsey |
| Heros parma | Günther, 1862 | Vieja fenestrata | Cichlidae | |
| Heros pavonaceus | Garman, 1881 | Herichthys cyanoguttatus | Cichlidae | Rio Grande cichlid |
| Heros psittacus | Heckel, 1840 | Hoplarchus psittacus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros rectangulare | (Steindachner, 1864) | Chuco intermedium | Cichlidae | Northern checkmark cichlid |
| Heros rostratus | Gill, 1877 | Cribroheros rostratus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros salvini | Günther, 1862 | Trichromis salvini | Cichlidae | Yellow belly cichlid |
| Heros severus | Heckel, 1840 | Heros severus | Cichlidae | Banded cichlid |
| Heros sieboldii | Kner, 1863 | Talamancaheros sieboldii | Cichlidae | |
| Heros spilurus | Günther, 1862 | Cryptoheros spilurus | Cichlidae | Blue-eye cichlid |
| Heros spinosissimus | Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902 | Rocio spinosissima | Cichlidae | |
| Heros spurius | Heckel, 1840 | Heros spurius | Cichlidae | |
| Heros temporalis | Günther, 1862 | Hypselecara temporalis | Cichlidae | Emerald cichlid |
| Heros teporatus | Fowler, 1903 | Herichthys teporatus | Cichlidae | |
| Heros tetracanthus cinctus | Eigenmann, 1903 | Nandopsis tetracanthus | Cichlidae | Biajaca |
| Heros tetracanthus griseus | Eigenmann, 1903 | Nandopsis tetracanthus | Cichlidae | Biajaca |
| Heros tetracanthus latus | Eigenmann, 1903 | Nandopsis tetracanthus | Cichlidae | Biajaca |
| Heros tetracanthus torralbasi | Eigenmann, 1903 | Nandopsis tetracanthus | Cichlidae | Biajaca |
| Heros triagramma | Steindachner, 1864 | Trichromis salvini | Cichlidae | Yellow belly cichlid |
| Heros trimaculatus | Günther, 1867 | Amphilophus trimaculatus | Cichlidae | Three spot cichlid |
| Heros troschelii | Steindachner, 1867 | Mayaheros troschelii | Cichlidae | |
| Heros urophthalmus | Günther, 1862 | Mayaheros urophthalmus | Cichlidae | Mexican mojarra |