Erstbeschreibung: 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. v. 35(n. 4): pp. 265-322
Typusart: Paratilapia wingatii BOULENGER, 1902
Beschriebene Arten:
Thoracochromis albolabris (TREWAVAS & THYS VAN DEN AUDENAERDE, 1969)
Thoracochromis buysi (PENRITH, 1970)
Thoracochromis lucullae (BOULENGER, 1913)
Thoracochromis wingatii (BOULENGER, 1902)