Species that contain: Cichlasoma and tetracanthus [ 2 ] records

adspersa, Acara Günther [A.] 1862:282 [Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum v. 4; ref. 1969] Barbados, West Indies. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1961.7.7.1. •Synonym of Cichlasoma tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Conkel 1993:131 [ref. 22949]). •Synonym of Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:639 [ref. 27061]). Current status: Synonym of Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.

tetracanthus, Centrarchus Valenciennes [A.] in Cuvier & Valenciennes 1831:460 [Histoire naturelle des poissons v. 7; ref. 4881] Havana, Cuba. No types known. Type catalog: Bauchot & Desoutter 1987:114 [ref. 12478]. Based on a drawing. •Valid as Cichlasoma tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Lee et al. 1983:65 [ref. 22527], Conkel 1993:131 [ref. 22949]). •Valid as Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831) -- (Burgess 2000:48 [ref. 24818], Kullander in Reis et al. 2003:639 [ref. 27061], Chakrabarty 2006:11 [ref. 28471], Chakrabarty 2007:22 [ref. 29359], Říčan et al. 2016:30 [ref. 34357]). Current status: Valid as Nandopsis tetracanthus (Valenciennes 1831). Cichlidae: Cichlinae. Distribution: Cuba. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.