Gattungsbeschreibung: Eccles, David H. & E. Trewavas. 1989. „Malawian cichlid fishes. The Classification of some Haplochromine genera“. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, West Germany. pp 1-334
Typusart: Hemichromis intermedius GÜNTHER, 1864
Beschriebene Arten:
Ctenopharynx intermedius (GÜNTHER, 1864)
Ctenopharynx nitidus (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Ctenopharynx pictus (TREWAVAS, 1935)