hicklingi, Cichlaurus Fowler [H. W.] 1956:1, Fig. 1 [Notulae Naturae (Philadelphia) No. 288; ref. 12190] Mussell Creek, Belize River, Banking Pot, Central Farm, Belize. Holotype: ANSP 73891. Paratypes: ANSP 73892-95 (4); LACM 8990-1 (3); Science Museum, Inst. of Jamaica [ex ANSP 73896-73900] (5). Type catalog: Böhlke 1984:58 [ref. 13621]. •Synonym of Cichlasoma synspilum Hubbs 1935 -- (Conkel 1993:150 [ref. 22949], Fuller et al. 1999:428 [ref. 25838]). •Synonym of Vieja synspilum (Hubbs 1935) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:646 [ref. 27061] as synspila, Miller 2006:385 [ref. 28615] as synspila). •Synonym of Paraneetroplus synspilum (Hubbs 1935) -- (McMahan et al. 2010:1299 [ref. 31111] as synspila based on generic placement of synspila). •Synonym of Vieja melanurus (Günther 1862). Current status: Synonym of Vieja melanurus (Günther 1862). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.