Original description:
- Kullander, Sven. 1988. "Teleocichla, a new genus of South American rheophilic cichlid fishes with six new species (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Copeia. 196-230 (crc00961) (abstract)
Type species: Teleocichla centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (original designation).
Described species included (9):
valid: 9- Teleocichla centrarchus Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla cinderella Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla gephyrogramma Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla monogramma Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla prionogenys Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla proselytus Kullander, 1988 (valid)
- Teleocichla centisquama Zuanon & Sazima, 2002 (valid)
- Teleocichla wajapi Varella & Moreira, 2013 (valid)
- Teleocichla preta Varella, Zuanon, Kullander & López-Fernández, 2016 (valid)
Potentially undescribed species (3):
- sp. 'xingu iii' (undescribed)
- sp. 'tapajos I' (undescribed)
- sp. 'tapajos II' (undescribed)