hɪstˈɔːɹɪkli, pˈæɹənˌiːtɹɑːpləs wʌz ɪŋklˈuːdᵻd ɪnðə dʒˈɛnəs sˌɪtʃlɐsˈoʊmə wˌɪtʃ ɪz dˈɪstəntli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd ænd ðˈɛn ɪn θˈɛɹəps wˌɪtʃ ɪz ɹˈɛlətˌɪvli klˈoʊsli ɹᵻlˈeɪɾᵻd.
Historically, Paraneetroplus was included in the genus Cichlasoma (which is distantly related) and then in Theraps (which is relatively closely related).