Original description:
- Eccles, David H. & E. Trewavas. 1989. "Malawian cichlid fishes. The Classification of some Haplochromine genera". Lake Fish Movies, Herten, West Germany. 1-334 (crc00063)
Type species: Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922 (original designation).
Described species included (8):
valid: 8- Haplochromis breviceps Regan, 1922 (valid)
- Haplochromis leuciscus Regan, 1922 (valid)
- Haplochromis prostoma Trewavas, 1935 (valid)
- Haplochromis microcephalus Trewavas, 1935 (valid)
- Haplochromis nigritaeniatus Trewavas, 1935 (valid)
- Haplochromis purpurans Trewavas, 1935 (valid)
- Haplochromis serenus Trewavas, 1935 (valid)
- Haplochromis boadzulu Iles, 1960 (valid)
Potentially undescribed species (4):
- sp. 'otter' (undescribed)
- sp. 'argyrosoma blue' (undescribed)
- sp. 'eucinostomus yellow' (undescribed)
- sp. 'mphanga' (undescribed)