Original description:
- Oliver, Michael K. & Arnegard, Matthew E.. 2010. "A new genus for Melanochromis labrosus, a problematic Lake Malawi cichlid with hypertrophied lips (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 21(3):209-232 (crc02719) (abstract)
Type species: Melanochromis labrosus Trewavas, 1935 (original designation).