In any case, Paratilapia tends to occupy a position between African subfamilies such as the Ptychochrominae and the Indo-Malagasy clade comprising the Etroplinae and Ptychochrominae in most analyses, and this may well be correct.
ɪn ˌɛni kˈeɪs, pˌæɹəɾɪlˈeɪpiə tˈɛndz tʊ ˈɑːkjʊpˌaɪ ɐ pəzˈɪʃən bᵻtwˌiːn ˈæfɹɪkən sˈʌbfɐmˌɪliz sˈʌtʃ ɐz ðə tˈɪtʃəkɹˌoʊmɪnˌiː ænd ðɪ ˈɪndoʊmˈælɐɡəsi klˈeɪd kəmpɹˈaɪzɪŋ ðɪ ɪtɹˈɑːplɪnˌiː ænd tˈɪtʃəkɹˌoʊmɪnˌiː ɪn mˈoʊst ˈænɐlˌaɪzᵻz, ænd ðɪs mˈeɪ wˈɛl biː kɚɹˈɛkt.