maculipinnis, Heros Steindachner [F.] 1864:69 [13], Pl. 4 (fig. 2) [Denkschriften der Kaiserlichen Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Classe. v. 23 (no. 2); ref. 13936] Río Zamapa, Rio Papaloapan, Mexico. Syntypes: NMW 17368-70 (3). On p. 13 of separate. •Synonym of Cichlasoma helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller & Taylor 1984:938 [ref. 6809]). •Synonym of Cichlasoma aureum (Günther 1862) -- (Conkel 1993:174 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Thorichthys aureus (Günther 1862). •Synonym of Thorichthys ellioti Meek 1904 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061]). •Synonym of Thorichthys helleri (Steindachner 1864) -- (Miller 2006:378 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner 1864) -- (Allgayer 2010:27 [ref. 31541], McMahan et al. 2015:227 [ref. 33920], Říčan et al. 2016:39 [ref. 34357], Del Moral-Flores et al. 2017:9 [ref. 35275]). Current status: Valid as Thorichthys maculipinnis (Steindachner 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Rio Papaloapan, Atlantic Slope of Mexico. Habitat: freshwater.