Author: De la Maza-Benignos & Lozano-Vilano, 2013
Remark: Junior synonym of <i>Herichthys pantostictus</i> according to Pérez-Miranda et al., 2020 (Ref. 126993:11); this record will be deleted.
Comments: This species is syntopic in the lower courses of the Rio el Salto with <i>H. cf. carpintis</i>, <i>Astyanax mexicanus</i>, <i>Xiphohorus nezahualcoyotl</i>, and <i>Poecilia mexicana</i> along with other species of fishes in higher reaches (Ref. 94458).