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I don't remember reading it anywhere but has there been any talk as to whether might belong in an existing genus versus a new one? Or are they just at its not s geo?
AFAIK they are no longer considered part of the genus Geophagus, which has been redefined as a much narrower group of fish and excludes the likes of Satanoperca, Gymnogeophagus, the red hump/steindachneri types and the brasiliensis complex that were once all lumped in there. That said, fishbase.org still lists G. brasiliensis and G. steindachneri as valid names, so maybe they still are Geophagus by name, if nothing else.
I think they'll most likely end up in their own new genus, as have so many central american cichlids that were once lumped under Cichlasoma. Even if its not official, I still try not to refer to them as "Geophagus" as they don't really have much in common with the true species.