Synonyma
Mesops Günther, 1862 ― Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840
Typový druh
Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840
Původní popis
Eigenmann, C. H. & C. H. Kennedy 1903. On a collection of fishes from Paraguay, with a synopsis of the American genera of cichlids. Proc. Acad. Nat. Sci. Phila. v. 55: 497-537.