wˈʌns ɹˈɛkəɡnˌaɪzd æz ɪts ˈoʊn dʒˈɛnəs, ɪt sˈʌmtaɪmz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɐ wˈaɪd ɹˈeɪndʒ ʌv spˈiːsiːz nˈaʊ nˈoʊn tə bᵻlˈɔŋ ɪn ˈʌðɚ dʒˈɛnɚɹə, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ sˈɪnsɪlˌɪtʃθiz, tʃˈɔːɹɾɪhˌiəɹoʊz, tʃˈuːkoʊ, kɹˈɪptəhˌiəɹoʊz, kˈɪhnɪʃθiz, ɑːskjˈʊɹɹə, pˈæɹənˌiːtɹɑːpləs, ɹɪˈoʊhiəɹˌoʊz, tˈælɐmˌæŋkɐhˌiəɹoʊz, tˈɑːməsˌɪtʃlə ænd wˈædʒpɐmhˌiəɹoʊz.
Once recognized as its own genus, it sometimes included a wide range of species now known to belong in other genera, including Cincelichthys, Chortiheros, Chuco, Cryptoheros, Kihnichthys, Oscura, Paraneetroplus, Rheoheros, Talamancaheros, Tomocichla and Wajpamheros.