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: Hemichromis livingstonii Günther, 1894 (original designation).
Described species included (8):
valid: 5 synonym: 3- Hemichromis livingstonii Günther, 1894 (valid)
- Haplochromis venustus Boulenger, 1908 (valid)
- Haplochromis fuscotaeniatus Regan, 1922 (valid)
- Haplochromis polystigma Regan, 1922 (valid)
- Haplochromis maculimanus Regan, 1922 (synonym)
- Haplochromis simulans Regan, 1922 (synonym)
- Haplochromis pardalis Trewavas, 1935 (synonym)
- Haplochromis linni Burgess & Axelrod, 1975 (valid)