Original description:
- Scheuermann, Heinrich. 1977. "A partial revision of the genus Limnochromis Regan 1920". Cichlidae (British Cichlid Association). 69-73 (crc00087)
Type species: Paratilapia leptosoma Boulenger, 1898 (original designation).
Described species included (5):
valid: 5- Paratilapia leptosoma Boulenger, 1898 (valid)
- Limnochromis microlepidotus Poll, 1956 (valid)
- Cyprichromis pavo Büscher, 1994 (valid)
- Cyprichromis zonatus Takahashi, 2002 (valid)
- Cyprichromis coloratus Takahashi & Hori, 2006 (valid)
Potentially undescribed species (4):
- sp. 'leptosoma jumbo' (undescribed)
- sp. 'dwarf jumbo' (undescribed)
- sp. 'brilliant jumbo' (undescribed)
- sp. 'kibishi' (undescribed)