Mayaheros is a genus of cichlid found in Middle America. This genus has a disjunct distribution, with the M. urophthalmus group being found in the Usumacinta ichthyological province in the Atlantic drainages of southeastern México (Veracruz, Oaxaca, Chiapas, Tabasco,Campeche, Yucatán and Quintana Roo), Belize and eastern Guatemala, reaching also into Honduras, while M. beani is the northern-most cichlid in the Pacific drainages of Middle America in México.