Original description:
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1920. "The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae.-I. The Tanganyika Genera". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. [Series 9]5:25:33-53 (crc00028)
Type species: Paratilapia codringtonii Boulenger, 1908 (original designation).
Described species included (15):
valid: 8 synonym: 7- Chromys frederici Castelnau, 1861 (synonym)
- Tilapia giardi Pellegrin, 1904 (valid)
- Paratilapia carlottae Boulenger, 1905 (valid)
- Paratilapia mellandi Boulenger, 1905 (valid)
- Paratilapia codringtonii Boulenger, 1908 (valid)
- Paratilapia gibbiceps Boulenger, 1911 (synonym)
- Tilapia woosnami Boulenger, 1911 (synonym)
- Paratilapia marginata Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 (synonym)
- Pelmatochromis robustus Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917 (synonym)
- Astatotilapia ellenbergeri Pellegrin, 1920 (synonym)
- Paratilapia deschauenseei Fowler, 1931 (synonym)
- Haplochromis thysi Poll, 1967 (valid)
- Haplochromis coulteri Bell-Cross, 1975 (valid)
- Haplochromis greenwoodi Bell-Cross, 1975 (valid)
- Haplochromis mortimeri Bell-Cross, 1975 (valid)