Species that contain: Cichlasoma and octofasciatum [ 3 ] records

biocellatum, Cichlosoma Regan [C. T.] 1909:234 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 3 (no. 14); ref. 14416] Rio Negro at Mañaos, Brazil. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.12.5.30. Original genus should have been Cichlasoma. •Synonym of Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Regan 1903) -- (Conkel 1993:99 [ref. 22949], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:623 [ref. 27061] as incertae sedis in 'Cichlasoma'). •Synonym of Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903) -- (Schmitter-Soto 2007:57 [ref. 29310], Schmitter-Soto 2007:43 [ref. 29317]). Current status: Synonym of Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

hedricki, Cichlasoma Meek [S. E.] 1904:208, Fig. 66 [Field Columbian Museum, Zoölogical Series v. 5; ref. 2958] Obispo, Veracruz, Oaxaca, Mexico. Holotype: FMNH 4673. Paratypes: FMNH 4579 (3), 4674 (12), 4697 (25), 72615 (2); UMMZ 162472 (2). Type catalog: Ibarra & Stewart 1987:25 [ref. 12367]. •Synonym of Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Regan 1903) -- (Conkel 1993:99 [ref. 22949], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:623 [ref. 27061] as incertae sedis in 'Cichlasoma'). •Synonym of Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903) -- (Schmitter-Soto 2007:57 [ref. 29310]). Current status: Synonym of Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater.

octofasciatus, Heros Regan [C. T.] 1903:417, Pl. 13 (fig. 1) [Revue Suisse de Zoologie v. 11 (no. 2); ref. 3620] "Rio de Sarabia" (Cosamaloapan), Coatzacoalcos drainage, Veracruz, Mexico. Holotype (unique): MHNG 665.55 (1 of 9, 50 mm TL). Type catalog: Mahnert 1976:474 [ref. 21535] with syntypes, Weber 1998:13 [ref. 32707]. Also in Regan 1904:258 [ref. 15198] with additional material from Belieze. •Valid as Nandopsis octofasciata (Regan 1903) -- (Burgess 2000:48 [ref. 24818] as octofasciatum). •Valid as Cichlasoma octofasciatum (Regan 1903) -- (Lee et al. 1980:768 [ref. 22416], Page & Burr 1991:331 [ref. 18983], Gamboa Pérez 1992:324 [ref. 38704], Conkel 1993:99 [ref. 22949], Espinosa Pérez et al. 1993:69 [ref. 22290], Greenfield & Thomerson 1997:202 [ref. 22947], Fuller et al. 1999:426 [ref. 25838], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:623 [ref. 27061] as incertae sedis in 'Cichlasoma', Nelson et al. 2004:152 [ref. 27807], Allen et al. 2006:1437 [ref. 29081]). •Valid as Archocentrus octofasciatus (Regan 1903) -- (Miller 2006:361 [ref. 28615]). •Valid as Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903) -- (Schmitter-Soto 2007:57 [ref. 29310], Schmitter-Soto 2007:43 [ref. 29317], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400], Matamoros et al. 2009:22 [ref. 31241], Page & Burr 2011:609 [ref. 31215], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989], Barrientos et al. 2015:4 [ref. 37653], Říčan et al. 2016:31 [ref. 34357], Artigas Azas 2018:22 [ref. 37375], Robins et al. 2018:395 [ref. 35886], Dyldin et al. 2020:101 [ref. 37569], Schmitter-Soto 2021:195 [ref. 38438], Gómez-Martínez et al. 2022:241 [ref. 39506], Barrientos et al. 2023:273 [ref. 41235], Page et al. 2023:137 [ref. 40505], Quintana 2024:7 [ref. 41186]). Current status: Valid as Rocio octofasciata (Regan 1903). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Southern North America and Central America: Mexico, Belize, Honduras and Guatemala; introduced elsewhere. Habitat: freshwater.