Espèces décrites (20):
- Trematocranus peterdaviesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Alticorpus), valid
- Haplochromis stonemani Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Aulonocara), valid
- Cynotilapia axelrodi Burgess, 1976 (Cynotilapia), valid
- Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Diplotaxodon), valid
- Eretmodus marksmithi Burgess, 2012 (Eretmodus), valid
- Julidochromis marksmithi Burgess, 2014 (Julidochromis), valid
- Labidochromis mathotho Burguess & Axelrod, 1976 (Labidochromis), valid
- Lethrinops gossei Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Lethrinops), valid
- Melanochromis exasperatus Burgess, 1976, synonym
- Melanochromis parallelus Burgess & Axelrod, 1976, synonym
- Pseudotropheus aurora Burgess, 1976 (Metriaclima), valid
- Pseudotropheus lanisticola Burgess, 1976 (Metriaclima), valid
- Pseudotropheus lombardoi Burgess, 1977 (Metriaclima), valid
- Haplochromis anaphyrmus Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Mylochromis), valid
- Haplochromis linni Burgess & Axelrod, 1975 (Nimbochromis), valid
- Haplochromis electra Burgess, 1979 (Placidochromis), valid
- Haplochromis hennydaviesae Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Placidochromis), valid
- Lethrinops polli Burgess & Axelrod, 1973 (Placidochromis), valid
- Pseudotropheus tursiops Burgess & Axelrod, 1975 (Pseudotropheus), valid
- Symphysodon discus willischwartzi Burgess, 1981, synonym