n = 43
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herichthys affinis | (Günther, 1862) | Thorichthys affinis | Cichlidae | Yellow meeki |
| Herichthys atromaculatus | (Regan, 1912) | Mesoheros atromaculatus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys aureus | (Günther, 1862) | Thorichthys aureus | Cichlidae | Blue flash |
| Herichthys bartoni | (Bean, 1892) | Herichthys bartoni | Cichlidae | Barton's cichlid |
| Herichthys bocourti | (Vaillant & Pellegrin, 1902) | Cincelichthys bocourti | Cichlidae | Chisel-tooth cichlid |
| Herichthys breidohri | (Werner & Stawikowski, 1987) | Vieja breidohri | Cichlidae | Angostura cichlid |
| Herichthys carpintis | (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | Herichthys carpintis | Cichlidae | Lowland cichlid |
| Herichthys centrarchus | (Gill, 1877) | Archocentrus centrarchus | Cichlidae | Flier cichlid |
| Herichthys citrinellus | (Günther, 1864) | Amphilophus citrinellus | Cichlidae | Midas cichlid |
| Herichthys cyanoguttatum | Baird & Girard, 1854 | Herichthys cyanoguttatus | Cichlidae | Rio Grande cichlid |
| Herichthys cyanoguttatus | Baird & Girard, 1854 | Herichthys cyanoguttatus | Cichlidae | Rio Grande cichlid |
| Herichthys deppii | (Heckel, 1840) | Herichthys deppii | Cichlidae | Nautla cichlid |
| Herichthys dovii | (Günther, 1864) | Parachromis dovii | Cichlidae | Guapote |
| Herichthys facetum | (Jenyns, 1842) | Australoheros facetus | Cichlidae | Chameleon cichlid |
| Herichthys festae | (Boulenger, 1899) | Mesoheros festae | Cichlidae | Guayas cichlid |
| Herichthys geddesi | Regan, 1905 | Cichlasoma geddesi | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys grammodes | (Taylor & Miller, 1980) | Chiapaheros grammodes | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys guija | (Hildebrand, 1934) | Astatheros macracanthus | Cichlidae | Blackthroat cichlid |
| Herichthys heterospilus | (Hubbs, 1936) | Oscura heterospila | Cichlidae | Montecristo cichlid |
| Herichthys hogaboomorum | (Carr & Giovannoli, 1950) | Amphilophus hogaboomorum | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys istlanus | (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | Amphilophus istlanus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys labiatus | (Günther, 1864) | Amphilophus labiatus | Cichlidae | Red devil |
| Herichthys labridens | (Pellegrin, 1903) | Herichthys labridens | Cichlidae | Curve-bar cichlid |
| Herichthys longimanus | (Günther, 1867) | Cribroheros longimanus | Cichlidae | Red breast cichlid |
| Herichthys managuense | (Günther, 1867) | Parachromis managuensis | Cichlidae | Jaguar guapote |
| Herichthys meeki | (Brind, 1918) | Thorichthys meeki | Cichlidae | Firemouth cichlid |
| Herichthys microphthalmus | (Günther, 1862) | Chuco microphthalmus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys minckleyi | (Kornfield & Taylor, 1983) | Herichthys minckleyi | Cichlidae | Minkley's cichlid |
| Herichthys molango | De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | Herichthys molango | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys motaguense | (Günther, 1867) | Parachromis motaguensis | Cichlidae | False yellowjacket cichlid |
| Herichthys nicaraguensis | (Günther, 1864) | Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | Cichlidae | Moga |
| Herichthys pame | De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | Herichthys pame | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys pantostictus | (Taylor & Miller, 1983) | Herichthys pantostictus | Cichlidae | Chairel cichlid |
| Herichthys pearsei | Hubbs, 1936 | Cincelichthys pearsei | Cichlidae | Pantano cichlid |
| Herichthys pratinus | De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013 | Herichthys pratinus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys rostratus | (Gill, 1877) | Cribroheros rostratus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys steindachneri | (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) | Herichthys steindachneri | Cichlidae | Steindachner's cichlid |
| Herichthys tamasopoensis | Artigas Azas, 1993 | Herichthys tamasopoensis | Cichlidae | Tamasopo cichlid |
| Herichthys tepehua | De la Maza-Benignos, Ornelas-García, Lozano-Vilano, García-Ramírez & Doadrio, 2014 | Herichthys tepehua | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys teporatus | (Fowler, 1903) | Herichthys teporatus | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys underwoodi | Regan, 1906 | Talamancaheros underwoodi | Cichlidae | |
| Herichthys urophthalmus | (Günther, 1862) | Mayaheros urophthalmus | Cichlidae | Mexican mojarra |
| Herichthys vombergae | (Ladiges, 1938) | Nandopsis haitiensis | Cichlidae | Haitian cichlid |