Descrizione originale:
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1898. "Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 3:494-497 (crc00006)
Specie tipo: Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger, 1898.
Elenco delle specie descritte (10):
valid: 7 synonym: 3- Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger, 1898 (valid)
- Telmatochromis vittatus Boulenger, 1898 (valid)
- Lamprologus dhonti Boulenger, 1919 (valid)
- Julidochromis macrolepis Borodin , 1931 (synonym)
- Telmatochromis bifrenatus Myers, 1936 (valid)
- Telmatochromis burgeoni Poll, 1942 (valid)
- Telmatochromis caninus Poll, 1942 (synonym)
- Telmatochromis lestradei Poll, 1942 (synonym)
- Telmatochromis brichardi Louisy, 1989 (valid)
- Telmatochromis brachygnathus Hanssens & Snoeks, 2003 (valid)
Specie probabilmente non descritta (4):
- sp. 'dhonti yellow' (undescribed)
- sp. 'schachbrett' (undescribed)
- sp. 'dhonti orange' (undescribed)
- sp. 'dhonti lufubu' (undescribed)