Original description:
- Nelissen, Mark H.J. 1977. "Pseudosimochromis, a new genus of the family Cichlidae (Pisces) from Lake Tanganyika". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. 91:3:730-731 (crc01182)
Type species: Simochromis curvifrons Poll, 1942 (original designation).