spinosissimus, Heros (Cichlasoma) Vaillant [L. L.] & Pellegrin [J.] 1902:87 [3] [Bulletin du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (Série 1) v. 8 (no. 2); ref. 14896] Río Polochic, Guatemala. Lectotype: MNHN A-0352. Paralectotypes: MNHN 2005-0780 [ex. A-0352] (3). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:214 [ref. 20868]. On p. 3 of separate. Lectotype selected by Schmitter-Soto 2007:30 [ref. 29310]. •Valid as Cichlasoma spinosissimus (Vaillant & Pellegrin 1902) -- (Conkel 1993:105 [ref. 22949]). •Valid as Archocentrus spinosissimus (Vaillant & Pellegrin 1902) -- (Burgess 2000:52 [ref. 24818], Allgayer 2001:13 [ref. 26904], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:617 [ref. 27061], Schmitter-Soto 2007:30 [ref. 29310], Schmitter-Soto 2007:43 [ref. 29317]). •Valid as Rocio spinosissima (Vaillant & Pellegrin 1902) -- (Říčan et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34357], Barrientos et al. 2023:273 [ref. 41235]). Current status: Valid as Rocio spinosissima (Vaillant & Pellegrin 1902). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope in Lake Izabal basin (Guatemala) endemic. Habitat: freshwater.