Gattungsbeschreibung: 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 furcifer BOULENGER, 1898
Beschriebene Arten:
Cyathopharynx furcifer (BOULENGER, 1898)
Cyathopharynx foae (VAILLANT, 1899)
Unbeschriebene Arten:
Cyathopharynx sp. ‚blue flush‘
Cyathopharynx sp. ‚furcifer north‘
Cyathopharynx sp. ‚green flush‘
Cyathopharynx sp. ’neon streak‘