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 rostratus GILL, 1877
Beheimatet in: Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama
Beschriebene Arten:
Cribroheros alfari (MEEK, 1907)
Cribroheros altifrons (KNER, 1863)
Cribroheros bussingi (LOISELLE, 1997)
Cribroheros diquis (BUSSING, 1974)
Cribroheros longimanus (GÜNTHER, 1867)
Cribroheros rhytisma (LÓPEZ S., 1983)
Cribroheros robertsoni (REGAN, 1905)
Cribroheros rostratus (GILL, 1877)