Original description:
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1987. "The genera of pelmatochromine fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae). A phylogenetic review". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 53(3):139-203 (crc00335)
Type species: Pelmatochromis longirostris Boulenger, 1903 (original designation).
Described species included (9):
valid: 9- Pelmatochromis longirostris Boulenger, 1903 (valid)
- Pelmatochromis caudifasciatus Boulenger, 1913 (valid)
- Nanochromis gabonicus Trewavas, 1975 (valid)
- Parananochromis axelrodi Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 (valid)
- Parananochromis brevirostris Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 (valid)
- Parananochromis ornatus Lamboj & Stiassny, 2003 (valid)
- Parananochromis elobatus Lamboj, 2014 (valid)
- Parananochromis orsorum Lamboj, 2014 (valid)
- Parananochromis moutingae Zamba, Liyandja, Lamboj, Snoeks & Vreven, 2022 (valid)