orientale, Cichlasoma Kullander [S. O.] 1983:177, Pls. 9, 10 (fig. 1) [A revision of the South American cichlid genus Cichlasoma; ref. 8319] Pentecoste, reservoir, Rio Curu system, Ceará, Brazil. Holotype: USNM 258642. Paratypes: many at ANSP; MCZ; NRM 23570 (10), 39281 (2); USNM. •Valid as Cichlasoma orientale Kullander 1983 -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:624 [ref. 27061], Ottoni 2011:336, 341 [ref. 31675], Ramos et al. 2014:5 [ref. 35321], Melo et al. 2016:377 [ref. 35317], Costa et al. 2017:45 [ref. 35684], Koerber et al. 2022:73 [ref. 39235]). Current status: Valid as Cichlasoma orientale Kullander 1983. Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: South America: Atlantic coast rivers (northeastern Brazil). Habitat: freshwater.