Original description:
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1898. "A revision of the African and Syrian fishes of the family Cichlidae.--Part I". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1898, Part II:132-152 (crc00716)
Type species: Chromidotilapia kingsleyae Boulenger, 1898 (monotypy).
Described species included (18):
valid: 11 sub-species: 1 synonym: 6- Hemichromis guntheri Sauvage, 1882 (valid)
- Hemichromis voltae Steindachner, 1887 (synonym)
- Chromidotilapia kingsleyae Boulenger, 1898 (valid)
- Hemichromis tersquamatus Günther, 1899 (synonym)
- Pelmatochromis boulengeri Lönnberg, 1903 (synonym)
- Pelmatochromis pellegrini Boulenger, 1903 (synonym)
- Pelmatochromis regani Pellegrin, 1906 (valid)
- Pelmatochromis haugi Pellegrin, 1919 (synonym)
- Pelmatochromis loennbergi Trewavas, 1962 (sub-species)
- Pelmatochromis schoutedeni Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967 (valid)
- Nanochromis cavalliensis Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle, 1971 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia bosumtwensis Paulo, 1979 (synonym)
- Chromidotilapia linkei Staeck, 1980 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia elongata Lamboj, 1999 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia mamonekenei Lamboj, 1999 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia mrac Lamboj, 2002 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia nana Lamboj, 2003 (valid)
- Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj, 2003 (valid)