Gattungsbeschreibung: Agassiz, Louis. 1859. „Remarks on new fishes from Lake Nicaragua“. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History. v. 6; pp. 407-408
Typusart: Heros managuensis GÜNTHER, 1866
Beheimatet in: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
Beschriebene Arten:
Parachromis dovii (GÜNTHER, 1864)
Parachromis friedrichsthalii (HECKEL, 1840)
Parachromis loisellei (BUSSING, 1989)
Parachromis managuensis (GÜNTHER, 1867)
Parachromis motaguensis (GÜNTHER, 1867)