Considerado un sinónimo de Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
- van Oijen, Martien J.P. 1991. "A systematic revision of the piscivorous haplochromine Cichlidae (Pisces: Teleostei) of Lake Victoria (East Africa) Part 1". Zoologische Verhandelingen (Leiden). 272:1-95 (crc01033) (resumen)
Descripción original:
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1980. "Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part II; the species from lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Edward, George and Kivu". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 39(1):1-101 (crc00319) (resumen)
Especie tipo: Hemichromis serranus Pfeffer, 1896 (designación original).