Original description:
- Eigenmann, Carl H & C. H. Kennedy. 1903. "On a collection of fishes from Paraguay, with a synopsis of the American genera of cichlids". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (crc00070)
Type species: Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840 (name replacement).
Synonyms:
- Mesops Günther, 1862, 1862. Determiner: Eigenmann, Carl H, 1903
Described species included (2):
valid: 2- Geophagus cupido Heckel, 1840 (valid)
- Geophagus wavrini Gosse, 1963 (valid)