Gattungsbeschreibung: Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. „The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa“. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (pt 4) n. 36; pp. 675-727
Typusart: Hemichromis longiceps GÜNTHER, 1864
Beschriebene Arten:
Rhamphochromis esoxm (BOULENGER, 1908)
Rhamphochromis ferox (REGAN, 1922)
Rhamphochromis longiceps (GÜNTHER, 1864)
Rhamphochromis lucius (AHL, 1926)
Rhamphochromis macrophthalmus (REGAN, 1922)
Rhamphochromis woodi (REGAN, 1922)