Gattungsbeschreibung:v Regan, Charles Tate. 1920. „The Classification of the Fishes of the Family Cichlidae.-I. The Tanganyika Genera“. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 9) v. 5; n. 25; pp. 33-53
Typusart: Paratilapia codringtonii BOULENGER, 1908
Beschriebene Arten:
Sargochromis carlottae (BOULENGER, 1905)
Sargochromis codringtonii (BOULENGER, 1908)
Sargochromis coulteri (BELL-CROSS, 1975)
Sargochromis giardi (PELLEGRIN, 1903)
Sargochromis greenwoodi (BELL-CROSS, 1975)
Sargochromis mellandi (BOULENGER, 1905)
Sargochromis mortimeri (BELL-CROSS, 1975)
Sargochromis thysi (POLL, 1967)