Original description:
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1979. "Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part 1". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 35(4):265-322 (crc00246)
Type species: Paratilapia wingatii Boulenger, 1902 (original designation).
Described species included (25):
valid: 21 synonym: 4- Chromis fasciatus Perugia, 1892 (valid)
- Paratilapia demeusii Boulenger, 1899 (valid)
- Paratilapia moeruensis Boulenger, 1899 (valid)
- Tilapia monteiri Boulenger, 1899 (synonym)
- Paratilapia wingatii Boulenger, 1902 (valid)
- Tilapia lucullae Boulenger, 1913 (valid)
- Tilapia stigmatogenys Boulenger, 1913 (valid)
- Tilapia steindachneri Boulenger, 1913 (synonym)
- Haplochromis albertianus Regan, 1929 (valid)
- Haplochromis avium Regan, 1929 (valid)
- Haplochromis rudolfianus Trewavas, 1933 (valid)
- Haplochromis mahagiensis David & Poll, 1937 (valid)
- Haplochromis lanceolatus David & Poll , 1937 (synonym)
- Haplochromis bullatus Trewavas, 1938 (valid)
- Haplochromis pharyngalis Poll & Damas, 1939 (valid)
- Haplochromis callichromus Poll, 1948 (valid)
- Haplochromis bakongo Thys Van Den Audenaerde, 1964 (valid)
- Haplochromis brauschi Poll & Thys Van Den Audenaerde, 1965 (valid)
- Haplochromis schwetzi Poll, 1967 (valid)
- Haplochromis albolabris Trewavas & Thys Van Den Audenaerde, 1969 (valid)
- Haplochromis buysi Penrith, 1970 (valid)
- Haplochromis loati Greenwood, 1971 (valid)
- Haplochromis petronius Greenwood, 1973 (synonym)
- Haplochromis macconneli Greenwood, 1974 (valid)
- Haplochromis turkanae Greenwood, 1974 (valid)