Species that contain: Cichlasoma and nicaraguense [ 3 ] records

balteatus, Heros Gill [T. N.] in Gill & Bransford 1877:184 [Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia v. 29; ref. 1714] Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. Syntypes: BMNH 1905.3.27.3 [ex USNM] (1). •Synonym of Cichlasoma nicaraguense (Günther 1864) -- (Conkel 1993:147 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Copora nicaraguensis (Günther 1864). •Synonym of Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864) -- (Kullander & Hartel 1997:195 [ref. 22732], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:637 [ref. 27061], Schmitter-Soto 2007:64 [ref. 29310]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

nicaraguensis, Heros Günther [A.] 1864:153 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1864 (pt 1) (art. 3) (for 22 Mar. 1864); ref. 13930] Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1867.9.23.37. •Valid as Cichlasoma nicaraguense (Günther 1864) -- (Villa 1982:196 [ref. 36708] as nicaragüense, Bussing 1987:210 [ref. 22927], Conkel 1993:147 [ref. 22949]). •Valid as Copora nicaraguensis (Günther 1864) -- (Burgess 2000:50 [ref. 24818]). •Synonym of Hypsophrys unimaculatus Agassiz 1859 -- (Chakrabarty & Sparks 2007:61 [ref. 29184]). •Valid as Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864) -- (Kullander & Hartel 1997:195 [ref. 22732], Bussing 1998:354 [ref. 24179], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:637 [ref. 27061], Mundy 2005:420 [ref. 28379], Schmitter-Soto 2007:64 [ref. 29310], Schmitter-Soto 2007:43 [ref. 29317], Matamoros et al. 2009:21 [ref. 31241], Angulo et al. 2013:1005 [ref. 33194], Říčan et al. 2016:35 [ref. 34357], Angulo et al. 2023:52 [ref. 40676]). Current status: Valid as Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Central America: Atlantic slope (Costa Rica and Nicaragua). Introduced in Hawaiian Islands (U.S.A.). Habitat: freshwater.

spilotum, 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 7686. Paratypes: FMNH 7725 (now 7), UMMZ 188994 [ex FMNH 7725] (3). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:26 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Cichlasoma nicaraguense (Günther 1864) -- (Conkel 1993:147 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:637 [ref. 27061], Schmitter-Soto 2007:64 [ref. 29310]). Current status: Synonym of Hypsophrys nicaraguensis (Günther 1864). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.