Original description:
- Dunz, Andreas R. & E. Vreven, U.K. Schliewen. 2012. "Congolapia, a new cichlid genus from the central Congo basin (Perciformes: Cichlidae)". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 23(2):155-179 (crc04622) (abstract)
Type species: Tilapia bilineata Pellegrin, 1900 (original designation).