tuba, Cichlasoma Meek [S. E.] 1912:73 [Field Museum of Natural History, Publications, Zoölogical Series v. 10 (no. 7); ref. 2960] Victoria, Costa Rica. Holotype: FMNH 7681 (missing). Paratypes: FMNH 7734 (1). Non-types: BMNH 1909.3.13.99-107 (9), 1909.3.13.108 (1, skeleton), FMNH 7581 (1). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:26 [ref. 12367]. •Valid as Cichlasoma tuba Meek 1912 -- (Villa 1982:199 [ref. 36708], Bussing 1987:222 [ref. 22927], Conkel 1993:162 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Theraps underwoodi (Regan 1908) -- (Bussing 1998:376 [ref. 24179]). •Valid as Tomocichla tuba (Meek 1912) -- (Burgess 2000:56 [ref. 24818], Allgayer 2002:35 [ref. 26900], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:644 [ref. 27061], Chakrabarty 2007:22 [ref. 29359], Angulo et al. 2013:1005 [ref. 33194], McMahan et al. 2015:229 [ref. 33920], Říčan et al. 2016:30 [ref. 34357], Angulo 2021:16 [ref. 38913], Angulo et al. 2023:55 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Tomocichla tuba (Meek 1912). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope (Costa Rica, Nicaragua and Panama). Habitat: freshwater.