Gattungsbeschreibung: Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1942. „The cichlid fishes of Syria and Palestine“. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 11:9:55:526-536
Typusart: Hemichromis sacra Günther, 1864
Beschriebene Arten:
Tristamella sacra Günther, 1864
Tristamella simonis Günther, 1864