Gattungsbeschreibung: Eccles, David H. & E. Trewavas. 1989. „Malawian cichlid fishes. The Classification of some Haplochromine genera“. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, West Germany. pp 1-334
Typusart: Haplochromis breviceps REGAN, 1922
Beschriebene Arten:
Nyassachromis boadzulu (ILES, 1960)
Nyassachromis breviceps (REGAN, 1922)
Nyassachromis leuciscus (REGAN, 1922)
Nyassachromis microcephalus (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Nyassachromis prostoma (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Nyassachromis purpurans (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Nyassachromis serenus (TREWAVAS, 1935)
Unbeschriebene Arten:
sp. ‚otter‘
sp. ‚argyrosoma blue‘
sp. ‚mphanga‘