Gattungsbeschreibung: 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 urophthalmus GÜNTHER, 1862
Beheimatet in: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Nicaragua
Beschriebene Arten:
Mayaheros aguadae (HUBBS, 1936)
Mayaheros amarus (HUBBS, 1936)
Mayaheros beani (JORDAN, 1889)
Mayaheros ericymba (HUBBS, 1938)
Mayaheros trispilus (HUBBS, 1935)
Mayaheros troschelii (STEINDACHNER, 1867)
Mayaheros urophthalmus (GÜNTHER, 1862)