Descrizione originale come Heros deppii:
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- Heckel, Johann Jakob. 1840. "Johann Natterer's neue Flussfische Brasilien's nach den Beobachtungen und Mittheilungen des Entdeckers beschrieben (Erste Abtheilung, Die Labroiden)". Annalen des Wiener Museums der Naturgeschichte. 325-471 (ffm00007)
Sinonimi (2):
- Heros montezuma Heckel, 1840, con località tipo in Mexico. Determinatore: Reis et al., 2003
- Herichthys geddesi Regan, 1905, con località tipo in Southern Mexico. Determinatore: Paepke et al., 2014
Conservazione: Herichthys deppii è valutata dalle organizzazioni internazionali di salvaguardia delle specie a rischio come (LC) basso rischio (2018). Although Herichthys deppii has a high resilience and the habitat remains relatively pristine, fishing by local people, currently regularly using spear guns directed to breeding pairs is intense and the distribution range is rather small, so I believe it is important to monitor the population of H. deppii, which over the years has apparently decreased in number.