ɐn ɐdˈɪʃənəl vˈɛɹi pˈʊɹli nˈoʊn spˈiːsiːz fɹʌmðə kˈɑːŋɡoʊ ɹˈɪvɚ bˈeɪsən ɪn mˈeɪnlənd ˈæfɹɪkə ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz ˈɔːlsoʊ plˈeɪst ɪnðə dʒˈɛnəs, bˌʌt ðɪs ɪz hˈaɪli kwˈɛstʃənəbəl ænd ˈɑːɹɡjuːəbli ɪɾ ɪz bˈɛɾɚ plˈeɪst ɪnðə "wˈeɪstbæskɪt dʒˈɛnəs" hˈæpləkɹˌoʊmɪs fɚðə tˈaɪm bˈiːɪŋ.
An additional very poorly known species from the Congo River basin in mainland Africa is sometimes also placed in the genus, but this is highly questionable and arguably it is better placed in the "wastebasket genus" Haplochromis for the time being.