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Genera in the family or subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae: [ 231 ] records

Abactochromis Oliver [M. K.] & Arnegard [M. E.] 2010:211 Masc. Melanochromis labrosus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard 2010, Current status: Valid as Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard 2010. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Acanthochromis Vaillant [L. L.] in Rivière [É.] 1886:18 Masc. Treated as unavailable by Boulenger 1901:402 [ref. 14744]. Also a primary homonym of Acanthochromis Gill 1863. •In the synonymy of Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:218 [ref. 20946]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Alcolapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxxv Fem. Tilapia grahami Boulenger 1912. Type by original designation. •Valid as Alcolapia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Seegers et al. 1999:175 [ref. 23805]). •Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889, but a valid subgenus Alcolapia as described -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas 1983:27 [ref. 20940], Seegers & Tichy 1999:143 [ref. 23790], Ford et al. 2019:223 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Allochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:57 Masc. Haplochromis welcommei Greenwood 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Allochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Allochromis Greenwood 1980. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Alticorpus Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] & McKaye [K. R.] 1988:442 Neut. Alticorpus mentale Stauffer & McKaye 1988. Type by original designation. •Valid as Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:151 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:2 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Walapa 2004:27 [ref. 28057], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:266 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Altolamprologus Poll [M.] 1986:66 Masc. Lamprologus compressiceps Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation. •Valid as Altolamprologus Poll 1986 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:4 [ref. 20346], Poll & Gosse 1995:233 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Konings 2015:137 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Altolamprologus Poll 1986. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Anomalochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1985:259 Masc. Paratilapia thomasi Boulenger 1915. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Anomalochromis Greenwood 1985 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:121 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget 1991:6 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:726 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Valid as Anomalochromis Greenwood 1985. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Aristochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:(69) 117 Masc. Aristochromis christyi Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Aristochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:244 [ref. 13555], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:264 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:7 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:266 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Aristochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Asprotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:5 Fem. Asprotilapia leptura Boulenger 1901. Type by monotypy. Appeared first in Boulenger 1901 (Jan.) [ref. 5758], also in Boulenger 1901 (Oct.) [ref. 556]. •Valid as Asprotilapia Boulenger 1901 -- (Liem 1981:192 [ref. 6897], Poll 1986:104 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:8 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:223 [ref. 24781], Konings 2015:112 [ref. 34660]). •Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). Current status: Valid as Asprotilapia Boulenger 1901. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Astatoreochromis Pellegrin [J.] 1904:384 Masc. Astatoreochromis alluaudi Pellegrin 1904. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Astatoreochromis Pellegrin 1904 -- (Greenwood 1973:224 [ref. 7566], Bailey & Stewart 1977:2 [ref. 7230], Greenwood 1979:285 [ref. 1898], Poll 1986:41 [ref. 6136], van Oijen & Snoeks 1991:9 [ref. 20949], Poll & Gosse 1995:229 [ref. 24781], Poll & Gosse 1995:251, 273 [ref. 24781], van Oijen 1996:88 [ref. 22826], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Banyankimbona et al. 2013:10 [ref. 38173]). Current status: Valid as Astatoreochromis Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Astatotilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(164) 299 Fem. Sparus desfontainii Lacepède 1802. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation apparently Regan 1922 (not researched). Species originally spelled desfontainii (p. 54) and desfontaines (p. 160), the latter emended to desfontainesi by Boulenger 1899:135 [ref. 14695]; desfontainii regarded as correct. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904 -- (Greenwood 1979:281 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1980:6 [ref. 1899], Ribbink et al. 1983:245 [ref. 13555] with wrong author, Poll 1986:40 [ref. 6136], Krupp & Schneider 1989:393 [ref. 13651], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:728 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:229, 263, 283 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:268 [ref. 28117], Scharpf 2009:3 [ref. 30400], Schraml & Tichy 2010:91 [ref. 30895], Marshall 2011:217 [ref. 31755], Trape 2016:529 [ref. 34893]). Current status: Valid as Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Aulonocara Regan [C. T.] 1922:726 Neut. Aulonocara nyassae Regan 1922. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Aulonocara Regan 1922 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:245 [ref. 13555], Trewavas 1984 [ref. 5302], Tawil & Allgayer 1987 [ref. 6745], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:138 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:11 [ref. 20944], Konings 1995:26 [ref. 21860], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:268 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Aulonocara Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Aulonocranus Regan [C. T.] 1920:47 Masc. Paratilapia dewindti Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Aulonocranus Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:105 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:18 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:241 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:282 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Aulonocranus Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Baileychromis Poll [M.] 1986:134 Masc. Leptochromis centropomoides Bailey & Stewart 1977. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Baileychromis Poll 1986 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:20 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:243 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:386 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Baileychromis Poll 1986. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Barombia Trewavas [E.] 1962:184 Fem. Barombia maclareni Trewavas 1962. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Barombia Karsch 1891 in Orthoptera and by Jacoby 1903 in Coleoptera (see Whitley 1976:46 [ref. 4735]). Replaced by Pungu Trewavas 1972. •Synonym of Pungu Trewavas 1972 -- (Teugels 1991:420 [ref. 20955]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Pungu Trewavas 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Bathybates Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:495 Masc. Bathybates ferox Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:15 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Bathybates Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:125 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:21 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:249 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:387 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Bathybates Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Bayonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:70 Fem. Bayonia xenodonta Boulenger 1911. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bayonia Bocage 1865 in mammals; apparently not replaced. •Synonym of Macropleurodus Regan 1922 -- (Greenwood 1956:299 [ref. 1894], van Oijen 1991:250 [ref. 20959]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (based on current status of Macropleurodus Regan 1922). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Benitochromis Lamboj [A.] 2001:17 Fem. Chromidotilapia finleyi Trewavas 1974. Type by original designation. •Valid as Benitochromis Lamboj 2001 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:323 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Benitochromis Lamboj 2001. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Benthochromis Poll [M.] 1986:141 Masc. Haplotaxodon tricoti Poll 1948. Type by original designation. •Valid as Benthochromis Poll 186 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:25 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:241 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Takahashi 2008:603 [ref. 29499], Konings 2015:382 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Benthochromis Poll 1986. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Boulengerochromis Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(164) 304 Masc. Tilapia microlepis Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Boulengerochromis Pellegrin 1904 -- (Poll 1986:30 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:25 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:227 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:325 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Boulengerochromis Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Buccochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:236 Masc. Paratilapia nototaenia Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. •Valid as Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:29 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:268 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Callochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:46 Masc. Paratilapia macrops Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation. •Valid as Callochromis Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:107 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:32 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:237 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:220 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Callochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Callopharynx Poll [M.] 1948:95 Masc. Callopharynx microdon Poll 1948. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Cyclopharynx Poll 1948 -- (Kullander & Roberts 1991:66 [ref. 20952], Roberts & Kullander 1994:104 [ref. 21382]). Current status: Synonym of Cyclopharynx Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Caprichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:265 Masc. Haplochromis orthognathus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:36 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:272 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cardiopharynx Poll [M.] 1942:346 Fem. Cardiopharynx schoutedeni Poll 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Cardiopharynx Poll 1942 -- (Poll 1986:100 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:37 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:225 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Takahashi & Hori 2012:1 [ref. 33116], Konings 2015:305 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Cardiopharynx Poll 1942. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chalinochromis Poll [M.] 1974:103 Masc. Chalinochromis brichardi Poll 1974. Type by original designation (caption to Fig. 2), also monotypic. •Valid as Chalinochromis Poll 1974 -- (Bailey & Stewart 1977:28 [ref. 7230], Poll 1986:72 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:38 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:235 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Kullander et al. 2014:425 [ref. 33281], Konings 2015:162 [ref. 34660]). •Synonym of Julidochromis Boulenger 1898 -- (Konings 2023:12 [ref. 40878]). Current status: Synonym of Julidochromis Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Champsochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:433 Masc. Paratilapia caerulea Boulenger 1908. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:558 [ref. 4905] or by Regan 1922:L665 [ref. 3673] (name in parentheses). •Valid as Champsochromis Boulenger 1915 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:250 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:40 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:272 [ref. 28117]). Two included species; first subsequent designation by Regan 1922:685 [ref. 3673] (name in parentheses) or else by Jordan 1923:219 [ref. 2421]. Current status: Valid as Champsochromis Boulenger 1915. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cheilochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:104 Masc. Haplochromis euchilus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not the same as Chilochromis Boulenger. •Valid as Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:42 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:273 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chetia Trewavas [E.] 1961:53 Fem. Chetia flaviventris Trewavas 1961. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Chetia Trewavas 1961 -- (Greenwood 1979:307 [ref. 1898], Skelton 1991:43 [ref. 20950], Greenwood 1993:38 [ref. 28837], Poll & Gosse 1995:263 [ref. 24781], Bills & Weyl 2002:6 [ref. 27675], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Marshall 2011:218 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Chetia Trewavas 1961. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chilochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:236 Masc. Chilochromis duponti Boulenger 1902. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Chilochromis Boulenger 1902 -- (Snoeks & Teugels 1991:45 [ref. 20951], Poll & Gosse 1995:255 [ref. 24781], Stiassny et al. 2007:347 [ref. 30045], Dunz & Schliewen 2013:65 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Chilochromis Boulenger 1902. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chilotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:243 Fem. Chilotilapia rhoadesii Boulenger 1908. Type by monotypy. Spelling seen as Cheilotilapia in llierature. •Valid as Chilotilapia Boulenger 1908 -- (Greenwood 1983:209 [ref. 5364], Ribbink et al. 1983:246 [ref. 13555], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:106 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:46 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:273 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Chilotilapia Boulenger 1908. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chindongo Li [S.], Konings [A. F.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 2016:372 Masc. Chindongo bellicosus Li, Konings & Stauffer 2016. Type by original designation. •Valid as Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer 2016. Current status: Valid as Chindongo Li, Konings & Stauffer 2016. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Christyella Trewavas [E.] 1935:77 Fem. Christyella nyasana Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901 -- (Trewavas 1946:244 [ref. 35931], Maréchal 1991:92 [ref. 20944]). Current status: Synonym of Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chromichthys Guichenot [A.] in Duméril 1861:257 Masc. Chromichthys elongatus Guichenot 1861. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Hemichromis Peters 1857 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:721 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Hemichromis Peters 1857. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chromidotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:151 Fem. Chromidotilapia kingsleyae Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy, other species tentatively included. •Valid as Chromidotilapia Boulenger 1898 -- (Greenwood 1987:164 [ref. 6166], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget 1991:47 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:735 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:269 [ref. 24781], Lamboj 1999:139 [ref. 24135], Dankwa et al. 1999:46 [ref. 28023], Lamboj 2000:64 [ref. 25026], Lamboj & Snoeks 2000:355 [ref. 25078], Lamboj 2002:71 [ref. 29294], Lamboj 2003:1 [ref. 27429], Stiassny et al. 2007:295 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Chromidotilapia Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Chromis Günther [A.] 1862:267 Fem. Apparently a redefinition and not intended as a new genus, since "Chromis, pt., Cuv. Règne Anim." is given in the synonymy. Also objectively invalid; preoccupied by Chromis Cuvier 1814 in fishes. •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cleithrochromis Eccles [D. H.] in Axelrod 1974:80 Name only with figure, not available; also in later editions of same work. •In the synonymy of Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988 -- (Maréchal 1991:2 [ref. 20944]). Nomen Nudum. Current status: Synonym of Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cleptochromis (subgenus of Lipochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:31 Masc. Paratilapia parvidens Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lipochromis Regan 1920, but a valid subgenus Cleptochromis as described -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Clinodon Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Hemitilapia bayoni Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cnestrostoma Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Neut. Paratilapia polyodon Boulenger 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1991:198 [ref. 20959]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Coelotilapia Dunz [A. R.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2013:71 Fem. Tilapia joka Thys van den Audenaerde 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen 2013. Current status: Valid as Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen 2013. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Coelotilapia (subgenus of Tilapia) Mayland [H. J.] 1995:142 Fem. Tilapia joka Thys van den Audenaerde 1969. Type by monotypy. Name not available as it was treated as a questionable new genus, but was mentioned as a generic name under Tilapia and not used in the combination Coelotilapia joka. •In the synonymy of Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen 2013. Current status: Synonym of Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen 2013. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Congochromis Stiassny [M. L. J.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2007:4 Masc. Pseudoplesiops squamiceps Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. •Valid as Congochromis Stiassny & Schliewen 2007 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:293 [ref. 30045], Lamboj 2009:47 [ref. 30314], Wingi et al. 2022:296 [ref. 39175]). Current status: Valid as Congochromis Stiassny & Schliewen 2007. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Congolapia Dunz [A. R.], Vreven [E. J.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2012:161 Fem. Tilapia bilineata Pellegrin 1900. Type by original designation. •Valid as Congolapia Dunz, Vreven & Schliewen 2012. Current status: Valid as Congolapia Dunz, Vreven & Schliewen 2012. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Copadichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:294 Masc. Haplochromis quadrimaculatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:51 [ref. 20944], Konings 1999:62 [ref. 23779], Stauffer & Sato 2002:91 [ref. 26070], Chisambo & Snoeks 2004:261 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:273 [ref. 28117], Stauffer & Konings 2006:11 [ref. 28633], Stauffer et al. 2011:212 [ref. 31560]). Current status: Valid as Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Coptodon Gervais [F. L. P.] 1853:8 Masc. Acerina zillii Gervais 1848. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Also appeared as new in Gervais 1853:80 [ref. 33801]; there twice misspelled as Coptodus. Earliest publication not researched. •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840, but a valid subgenus Coptodon Gervais 1853 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2010:255 [ref. 31064], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:18 [ref. 31983]). •Valid as Coptodon Gervais 1853 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:896 [ref. 34062], Kide et al. 2016:[20] 1388 [ref. 37303], Esmaeili et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:250 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273]). Current status: Valid as Coptodon Gervais 1853. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Corematodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:918 Masc. Corematodus shiranus Boulenger 1897. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Corematodes by Jordan 1920:471 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Corematodus Boulenger 1897 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:272 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:59 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Corematodus Boulenger 1897. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ctenochromis Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:153 [25] Masc. Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer 1893. Type by subsequent designation. On p. 25 of separate. Two included species; first subsequent designation by Regan 1922:685 [ref. 3673] (name in parentheses) or else by Jordan 1923:219 [ref. 2421]. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893 -- (Greenwood 1979:287 [ref. 1898], Poll 1986:38 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:229 [ref. 24781], Poll & Gosse 1995:261 [ref. 24781], Schraml & Tichy 2010:90 [ref. 30895], Konings 2015:223 [ref. 34660], Genner et al. 2022:42 [ref. 39254]). Current status: Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ctenopharynx Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:180 Masc. Hemichromis intermedius Günther 1864. Type by original designation. •Valid as Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:60 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Nyasulu 2004:86 [ref. 28113], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cunningtonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:573 Fem. Cunningtonia longiventralis Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cunningtonia Boulenger 1906 -- (Liem 1981:192 [ref. 6897], Poll 1986:97 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:62 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:223 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:292 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Cunningtonia Boulenger 1906. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyathochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:(67) 77 Masc. Cyathochromis obliquidens Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cyathochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:242 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:63 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:226 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Cyathochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyathopharynx Regan [C. T.] 1920:42 Masc. Tilapia grandoculis Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cyathopharynx Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:98 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:64 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:225 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Takahashi & Hori 2012:1 [ref. 33116], Konings 2015:274 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Cyathopharynx Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyclopharynx Poll [M.] 1948:94 Masc. Cyclopharynx fwae Poll 1948. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cyclopharynx Poll 1948 -- (Kullander & Roberts 1991:66 [ref. 20952], Roberts & Kullander 1994:104 [ref. 21382], Poll & Gosse 1995:255 [ref. 24781], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038]). Current status: Valid as Cyclopharynx Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cynotilapia Regan [C. T.] 1922:684 Fem. Hemichromis afer Günther 1894. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cynotilapia Regan 1922 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:233 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:67 [ref. 20944], Tawal 2002:80 [ref. 26903], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:227 [ref. 31027], Tawil 2011:201 [ref. 31667], Konings 2016:26 [ref. 34521], Li et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34737]). Current status: Valid as Cynotilapia Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyphotilapia Regan [C. T.] 1920:43 Fem. Paratilapia frontosa Boulenger 1906. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cyphotilapia Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:84 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:69 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:229 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:182 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Cyphotilapia Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyprichromis Scheuermann [H.] 1977:71 Masc. Paratilapia leptosoma Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation. •Valid as Cyprichromis Scheuermann 1977 -- (Poll 1981:171 [ref. 3534], Poll 1986:146 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:71 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:241 [ref. 24781], Takahashi et al. 2002:1029 [ref. 26510], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Takahashi 2004:3 [ref. 27593], Takahashi & Hori 2006:174 [ref. 28705], Konings 2015:194 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Cyprichromis Scheuermann 1977. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cyrtocara Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:69 Neut. Cyrtocara moorii Boulenger 1902. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:246 [ref. 13555], Stauffer & McKaye 1985 [ref. 6786], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:199 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:73 [ref. 20944], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Dagetia (subgenus of Coptodon) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxxii Fem. Tilapia rheophila Daget 1962. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:482 [ref. 20943]). •Synonym of Coptodon Gervais 1853. Current status: Synonym of Coptodon Gervais 1853. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Danakilia (subgenus of Tilapia) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxxv Fem. Tilapia franchettii Vinciguerra 1931. Type by original designation. •Valid as Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Trewavas 1983:32 [ref. 20940], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:75 [ref. 20954], Poll & Gosse 1995:257 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2010:43 [ref. 31055]). Current status: Valid as Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Dimidiochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:88 Masc. Haplochromis strigatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:76 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Diplotaxodon Trewavas [E.] 1935:(68) 116 Masc. Diplotaxodon argenteus Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Diplotaxodon Trewavas 1935 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:268 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:79 [ref. 20944], Turner & Stauffer 1998:239 [ref. 23318], Turner et al. 2004:198, 220 [ref. 28114], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:277 [ref. 28117], Stauffer et al. 2018:90 [ref. 35882], Stauffer & Konings 2021:275 [ref. 38048]). Current status: Valid as Diplotaxodon Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Divandu Lamboj [A.] & Snoeks [J.] 2000:356 Masc. Divandu albimarginatus Lamboj & Snoeks 2000. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Divandu Lamboj & Snoeks 2000 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:279 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Divandu Lamboj & Snoeks 2000. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Docimodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1897:917 Masc. Docimodus johnstoni Boulenger 1897. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Docimodus Boulenger 1897 -- (Eccles & Lewis 1976 [ref. 7326], Ribbink et al. 1983:249 [ref. 13555], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:270 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:80 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:277 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Docimodus Boulenger 1897. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Eclectochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:277 Masc. Haplochromis ornatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:82 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:277 [ref. 28117]). •Synonym of Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Konings 2016:285 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ectodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:497 Masc. Ectodus descampsii Boulenger 1898. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:21 [ref. 547]. Type designated by Jordan 1920:576 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Ectodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Liem 1981:192 [ref. 6897], Poll 1986:93 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:84 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:237 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:305 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Ectodus Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Enantiopus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:569 Masc. Ectodus melanogenys Boulenger 1898. Type by subsequent designation. Type apparently first designated by Regan 1920:48 [ref. 3669]. •Valid as Enantiopus Boulenger 1906 -- (Poll 1986:115 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:85 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:239 [ref. 24781], Konings 2015:314 [ref. 34660]). •Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). Current status: Valid as Enantiopus Boulenger 1906. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Enigmatochromis Lamboj [A.] 2009:42 Masc. Enigmatochromis lucanusi Lamboj 2009. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Genus declaired masculine by author. •Valid as Enigmatochromis Lamboj 2009. Current status: Valid as Enigmatochromis Lamboj 2009. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Enterochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:43 Masc. Haplochromis erythrocephalus Greenwood & Gee 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Enterochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:283 [ref. 24781], Schraml & Tichy 2010:91 [ref. 30895]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826], de Zeeuw et al. 2010:243 [ref. 31028] with subgenera). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Eretmodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:495 Masc. Eretmodus cyanostictus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:16 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Eretmodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:88 [ref. 6136], Maréchal 1991:87 [ref. 20944], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Tawil 2005:59 [ref. 28483], Konings 2015:30 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Eretmodus Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Etia Schliewen [U. K.] & Stiassny [M. L. J.] 2003:63 Fem. Etia nguti Schliewen & Stiassny 2003. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Etia Schliewen & Stiassny 2003 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:349 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Etia Schliewen & Stiassny 2003. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Exochochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:186 Masc. Exochochromis anagenys Oliver 1989. Type by original designation (also monotypic). The authors credit the type species to Oliver and cite Oliver 1984 but that was an unpublished thesis; species evidently dates to Oliver in Eccles & Trewavas 1989 as above. •Valid as Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:89 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:281 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Fossorochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:275 Masc. Tilapia rostrata Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:90 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:281 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gaurochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:32 Masc. Haplochromis empodisma Greenwood 1960. Type by original designation. Described as a new genus on p. 32, as a new subgenus on p. 36. •Valid as Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275, 283 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Genyochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:79 Masc. Genyochromis mento Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Genyochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:241 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:91 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:226 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Genyochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gephyrochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1901:4 Masc. Gephyrochromis moorii Boulenger 1901. Type by monotypy. Appeared first in Boulenger (Jan.) 1901:4 as above; also in Boulenger (Oct.) 1901:156 [ref. 556]. •Valid as Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:240 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:92 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:226 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gnathochromis Poll [M.] 1981:168 Masc. Limnochromis permaxillaris David 1936. Type by original designation. •Valid as Gnathochromis Poll 1981 -- (Poll 1986:136 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:94 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:245 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:213 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Gnathochromis Poll 1981. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gobiochromis Poll [M.] 1939:48 Masc. Gobiochromis tinanti Poll 1939. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Steatocranus Boulenger 1899 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:721 [ref. 21590], Meyer 1993:114 [ref. 20836]). Current status: Synonym of Steatocranus Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gobiocichla Kanazawa [R. H.] 1951:378 Fem. Gobiocichla wonderi Kanazawa 1951. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951 -- (Roberts 1982:576 [ref. 5460], Teugels 1991:96 [ref. 20955], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:714 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:251 [ref. 24781], Stiassny et al. 2007:345 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Grammatotria Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:90 Fem. Grammatotria lemairii Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Grammatotria Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1986:113 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:97 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:239 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:322 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Grammatotria Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Greenwoodochromis Poll [M.] 1983:46 Masc. Limnochromis christyi Trewavas 1953. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Lepidochromis Poll 1981, preoccupied by Lepidochromis Fowler & Bean 1928. •Valid as Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983 -- (Poll 1986:139 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:99 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:245 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:212 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Haligenes Günther [A.] 1860:471 Masc. Haligenes tristrami Günther 1860. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. •Synonym of Coptodon Gervais 1853. Current status: Synonym of Coptodon Gervais 1853. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Haplochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1888:76 Masc. Chromis (Haplochromis) obliquidens Hilgendorf 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid with expanded concept -- (van Oijen 1996:57 [ref. 22826]). •Valid as Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (Greenwood 1962 [ref. 5925], Greenwood 1973 [ref. 7566], Greenwood 1974 [ref. 7503], Greenwood 1979 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1980 [ref. 1899], Snoeks 1988 [ref. 6867], van Oijen 1991:9 [ref. 20098], van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], Moran et al. 1994:274 [ref. 22421], Snoeks 1994:21 [ref. 21588], Poll & Gosse 1995:261, 283 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:280 [ref. 23725], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Seegers 2008:150 [ref. 29830], Schraml & Tichy 2010:81 [ref. 30895], de Zeeuw et al. 2010:202 [ref. 31028], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038] as'"Haplochromis', Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459], Vranken et al. 2019:105 [ref. 36120], Vranken et al. 2020:[1] [ref. 36730], Vranken et al. 2020:1202 [ref. 37051], Vranken et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39202], Vranken et al. 2023:[1] [ref. 40198]). Current status: Valid as Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Haplotaxodon Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:565 Masc. Haplotaxodon microlepis Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Haplotaxodon Boulenger 1906 -- (Poll 1986:155 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:185 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:247 [ref. 24781], Takahashi & Nakaya 1999:101 [ref. 23703], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:300 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Haplotaxodon Boulenger 1906. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Harpagochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:10 Masc. Hemichromis serranus Pfeffer 1896. Type by original designation. •Valid as Harpagochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemibates Regan [C. T.] 1920:49 Masc. Paratilapia stenosoma Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemibates Regan 1920 -- (Bailey & Stewart 1977:6 [ref. 7230], Poll 1986:128 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:186 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:249 [ref. 24781] as Hemibathes, Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:390 [ref. 34660], Schedel & Schliewen 2017:92 [ref. 35545]). Current status: Valid as Hemibates Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemichromis Peters [W. (C. H.)] 1857:403 Masc. Hemichromis fasciatus Peters 1857. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hemichromis Peters 1857 -- (Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget & Teugels 1991:187 [ref. 20957], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:738 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:265 [ref. 24781], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Dankwa et al. 1999:47 [ref. 28023], Carpenter 2001:3334 [ref. 26131], Carpenter 2003:1691 [ref. 27092], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2007:339 [ref. 30045] dated 1858, Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:540 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2009:6 [ref. 30400], Marshall 2011:210 [ref. 31755], Bitja-Nyom et al. 2021:3779 [ref. 38608], Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796] dated 1858). Current status: Valid as Hemichromis Peters 1857. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemihaplochromis Wickler [W.] 1963:90 Masc. Haplochromis multicolor Hilgendorf 1903 (= Chromis multicolor Schoeller 1903). Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemihaplochromis Wickler 1963 -- (Greenwood 1973:225 [ref. 7566]). •Synonym of Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934 -- (Greenwood 1984:213 [ref. 5311], Greenwood 1989:2 [ref. 14120], Skelton 1991:394 [ref. 20950]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemitaeniochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:71 Masc. Haplochromis urotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:195 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:283 [ref. 28117], Oliver 2012:35 [ref. 32111]). Current status: Valid as Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemitilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1902:70 Fem. Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus Boulenger 1902. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hemitilapia Boulenger 1902 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:195 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:196 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:284 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Hemitilapia Boulenger 1902. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Heterochromis Regan [C. T.] 1922:252 Masc. Paratilapia multidens Pellegrin 1900. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Heterochromis Regan 1922 -- (Teugels & Snoeks 1991:197 [ref. 20958], Poll & Gosse 1995:263 [ref. 24781], Kullander 1998:494 [ref. 23855]). Current status: Valid as Heterochromis Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Heterotilapia (subgenus of Tilapia) Regan [C. T.] 1920:38 Fem. Chromis buttikoferi Hubrecht 1881. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Presumed preoccupied by Heterotilapia Regan 1904 in Zoological Record 1904, but this name is a misspelling of Herotilapia Pellegrin 1904. Not to be replaced by Reganotilapia Whitley 1950. •Valid as Heterotilapia Regan 1920 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:78 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Heterotilapia Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1888:77 Fem. Paratilapia retrodens Hilgendorf 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888 -- (Greenwood 1980:72 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:198 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Interochromis Yamaoka [K.], Hori [M.] & Kuwamura [T.] 1998:385 Fem. Limnotilapia loocki Poll 1949. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura 1998 -- (Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:272 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura 1998. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Iodochromis Mensi [J.] 1973:26 Iodochromis sprengeri of Mensi 1973. Type by monotypy. Evidently not intended as new but for specimens thought to be known by this name by Mensi; described earlier by Oliver & Loiselle 1972 as Iodotropheus. •In the synonymy of Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972 -- (Maréchal 1991:200 [ref. 20944]). Unjustified Emend.. Current status: Synonym of Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Iodotropheus Oliver [M. K.] & Loiselle [P. V.] 1972:310 Masc. Iodotropheus sprengerae Oliver & Loiselle 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). See Opinion 1871. Later incorrectly treated as Iodochromis sprengeri by Mensi 1973:26 [ref. 20960]. •Valid as Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:241 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:200 [ref. 20944], Stauffer 1994:331 [ref. 21573], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:227 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Iranocichla Coad [B. W.] 1982:28 Fem. Iranocichla hormuzensis Coad 1982. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Iranocichla Coad 1982 -- (Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2010:43 [ref. 31055], Jouladeh-Roudbar et al. 2015:896 [ref. 34062], Esmaeili et al. 2016:141 [ref. 34927], Esmaeili et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36089]). Current status: Valid as Iranocichla Coad 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Jabarichromis Haefeli [A.], Schedel [F. D. B.], Ronco [F.], Indermaur [A.] & Salzburger [W.] 2024:444 Masc. Paratilapia pfefferi Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Jabarichromis Haefeli, Schedel, Ronco, Indermaur & Salzburger 2024. Current status: Valid as Jabarichromis Haefeli, Schedel, Ronco, Indermaur & Salzburger 2024. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Julidochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:495 Masc. Julidochromis ornatus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:11 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Julidochromis Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:70 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:202 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:235 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Burgess 2014:40 [ref. 33600], Konings 2015:165 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Julidochromis Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Konia Trewavas [E.] in Trewavas, Green & Corbet 1972:61 Fem. Tilapia eisentrauti Trewavas 1962. Type by original designation. •Valid as Konia Trewavas 1972 -- (Teugels 1991:206 [ref. 20955], Poll & Gosse 1995:259 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540] with 3 authors, Stiassny et al. 2007:399 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Konia Trewavas 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labeotropheus Ahl [E.] 1926:52 Masc. Labeotropheus fuelleborni Ahl 1926. Type by original designation. •Valid as Labeotropheus Ahl 1926 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:237 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:207 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:226 [ref. 31027], Pauers 2016:628 [ref. 34657], Pauers 2017:399 [ref. 35478], Pauers & Phiri 2023:264 [ref. 40202], Konings 2024:6 [ref. 40862]). Current status: Valid as Labeotropheus Ahl 1926. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labidochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:80 Masc. Labidochromis vellicans Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Labidochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:228 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:210 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:217, 225 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labrochromis Daget [J.] 1952:226 Masc. Labrochromis polli Daget 1952. Type by monotypy. Described as a new genus, not Labrochromis Regan 1920. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Labrochromis Regan 1920, apparently not replaced. •Synonym of Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951 -- (Teugels 1991:96 [ref. 20955], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:714 [ref. 21590]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labrochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Tilapia pallida not of Boulenger 1911 (Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger 1906). Type by original designation. Based on a misidentified type species (see Greenwood 1980:37 [ref. 1899]), specimens misidentified by Regan as T. pallida were Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger 1906, as recognized by Regan (1922). Probably should go to ICZN. Labrochromis treated as valid by Greenwood 1980:37 [ref. 1899]. •Synonym of Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labrodascyllus Di Caporiacco [L.] 1948:198 Masc. Labrodascyllus cimballii Di Caporiacco 1948. Type by monotypy. •Probably a synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889 -- (P. Parenti pers. comm. 4/20). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lamprologus Schilthuis [L.] 1891:85 Masc. Lamprologus congoensis Schilthuis 1891. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891 -- (Bailey & Stewart 1977:18 [ref. 7230], Poll 1986:48 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:218 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:233, 253 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Tougas & Stiassny 2014:391 [ref. 33455], Konings 2015:181 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Laruwiala Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxxvi Fem. Tilapia macrochir Boulenger 1912. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889, subgenus Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Trewavas 1983:28 [ref. 20940]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(163) 295 Masc. Lamprologus elongatus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Lepidolamprologus by Jordan 1920:510 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin 1904 -- (Poll 1986:52 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:226 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:235 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Schelly et al. 2007:39 [ref. 29296], Kullander et al. 2012:30 [ref. 32176], Konings 2015:149 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lepidochromis Poll [M.] 1981:169 Masc. Limnochromis christyi Trewavas 1953. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Lepidochromis Fowler & Bean 1928 in fishes, replaced by Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983. •Synonym of Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:99 [ref. 20946]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Leptochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:46 Masc. Paratilapia calliura Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Leptochromis Bleeker 1875 in fishes, replaced by Reganochromis Whitley 1929. •Synonym of Reganochromis Whitley 1929 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:421 [ref. 20946]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Reganochromis Whitley 1929. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Leptolamprologus Pellegrin [J.] 1927:55 Masc. Leptolamprologus monogramma Pellegrin 1927. Type by monotypy. Also appeared in Pellegrin 1928:34 [ref. 3411]. •Synonym of Teleogramma Boulenger 1899 -- (Snoeks & De Boeck 1991:472 [ref. 20963]). Current status: Synonym of Teleogramma Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Leptotilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1928:112 Fem. Leptotilapia rouxi Pellegrin 1928. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Steatocranus Boulenger 1899 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:721 [ref. 21590]). Current status: Synonym of Steatocranus Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lestradea Poll [M.] 1943:307 Fem. Lestradea perspicax Poll 1943. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lestradea Poll 1943 -- (Liem 1981:192 [ref. 6897], Poll 1986:103 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:231 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:225 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:305 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Lestradea Poll 1943. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lethrinops Regan [C. T.] 1922:719 Masc. Chromis lethrinus Günther 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Lethrinops Regan 1922 -- (Eccles & Lewis 1977 [ref. 7049], Eccles & Lewis 1978 [ref. 7012], Eccles & Lewis 1979 [ref. 6939], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:120 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:233 [ref. 20944], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2003:127 [ref. 26763], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2004:253 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:284 [ref. 28117], Turner 2022:1 [ref. 39649], Turner et al. 2023:515 [ref. 40302]). Current status: Valid as Lethrinops Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lichnochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:(69) 117 Masc. Lichnochromis acuticeps Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lichnochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:255 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:241 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Lichnochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Limbochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1987:188 Masc. Nanochromis robertsi Thys van den Audenaerde & Loiselle 1971. Type by original designation. •Valid as Limbochromis Greenwood 1987 -- (Daget 1991:242 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:729 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:269 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:46 [ref. 28023], Lamboj 2000:64 [ref. 25026], Lamboj & Snoeks 2000:355 [ref. 25078]). Current status: Valid as Limbochromis Greenwood 1987. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Limnochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:43 Masc. Paratilapia aurita Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation. •Valid as Limnochromis Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1981 [ref. 3534], Poll 1986:131 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:243 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:245 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:361 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Limnochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Limnotilapia Regan [C. T.] 1920:39 Fem. Tilapia dardennii Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation. •Valid as Limnotilapia Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:82 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:246 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:231 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:227 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Limnotilapia Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lipochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Pelmatochromis obesus Boulenger 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lipochromis Regan 1920 -- (Greenwood 1980:26 [ref. 1899], Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lithochromis Lippitsch [E.] & Seehausen [O.] in Seehausen et al. 1998:197 Masc. Lithochromis rubripinnis Seehausen, Lippitsch & Bouton in Seehausen et al. 1998. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Seehausen 1999:139 [ref. 30987]. •Valid as Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998. Current status: Valid as Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lobochilotes Boulenger [G. A.] 1915:280 Fem. Tilapia labiata Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Lobochilotes Boulenger 1915 -- (Poll 1986:81 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:248 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:231 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:266 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Lobochilotes Boulenger 1915. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lufubuchromis Schedel [F. D. B.], Kupriyanov [V. M. S.], Katongo [C.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2020:209 Masc. Lufubuchromis relictus Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Lufubuchromis Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Current status: Valid as Lufubuchromis Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Macropleurodus Regan [C. T.] 1922:189 Masc. Haplochromis bicolor Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. See Greenwood 1956:299-300 [ref. 1894]. •Valid as Macropleurodus Regan 1922 -- (Greenwood 1980:80 [ref. 1899], Greenwood 1983:209 [ref. 5364], van Oijen 1991:250 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Maravichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:203 Masc. Haplochromis ericotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:252 [ref. 20944]). •Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Derijst & Snoeks 1992:173 [ref. 22390], Turner & Howarth 2001:205 [ref. 25642], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Maylandia (subgenus of Pseudotropheus) Meyer [M. K.] & Förster [W.] 1984:112 Fem. Pseudotropheus (Maylandia) greshakei Meyer & Förster 1984. Type by original designation. Incorrectly regarded as an unavailable name by Stauffer et al. 1997 (see Condé & Géry 1999:21 [ref. 24278]); purported differentiated features were provided in the original description (Ufermann 2001:59 [ref. 30286], WNE, Jan. 2007). •Synonym of Pseudotropheus Regan 1922 -- (Maréchal 1991:401 [ref. 20944]). •Unavailable, synonym of Metriaclima Stauffer et al. 1997 -- (Konings & Stauffer 2006:233 [ref. 28844], Stauffer & Konings 2023:265 [ref. 40201]). •Valid as Maylandia Meyer & Förster 1984 -- (Condé & Géry 1999:21 [ref. 24278], Ufermann 2001:59 [ref. 30286], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:227 [ref. 31027]). Current status: Valid as Maylandia Meyer & Förster 1984. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Mbipia Lippitsch [E.] & Seehausen [O.] in Seehausen et al. 1998:170 Fem. Mbipia mbipi Lippitsch & Bouton in Seehausen et al. 1998. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Seehausen 1999:112 [ref. 30987]. •Valid as Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998. Current status: Valid as Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Mchenga Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] & Konings [A. F.] 2006:37 Fem. Copadichromis cyclicos Stauffer, LoVullo & McKaye 1993. Type by original designation. Treated by original authors as feminine. •Valid as Mchenga Stauffer & Konings 2006. Current status: Valid as Mchenga Stauffer & Konings 2006. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Melanochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:77 Masc. Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Melanochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:200 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:258 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Bowers & Stauffer 1997:49 [ref. 22861], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Ufermann 2001:59 [ref. 30286], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30309], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:217 [ref. 31027], Konings & Stauffer 2012:1 [ref. 31871]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Melanogenes Bleeker [P.] 1863:35 Masc. Melanogenes macrocephalus Bleeker 1863. Type by subsequent designation. Two included species, first subsequent designation possibly Trewavas 1983:24 [ref. 20940]. •Synonym of Sarotherodon Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas 1983:24 [ref. 20940], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:425 [ref. 20954]). Current status: Synonym of Sarotherodon Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Metriaclima Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Bowers [N. J.], Kellogg [K. A.] & McKaye [K. R.] 1997:191 Neut. Tilapia zebra Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation. Stauffer & Kellogg 2001:146 [ref. 25895] regard Maylandia as lacking a diagnosis and unavailable, but that is incorrect (WNE, Jan. 2007); see account of Maylandia. The gender of Metriaclima is neuter and not masculine as treated by Stauffer et al 1997 -- from the Greek ....klima (see ICZN Art. 3.1.2) [Schraml in Dreimätz 2011:25 [ref. 31214]]. •Incorrectly treated as valid as Metriaclima Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKay 1997 -- (Stauffer & Kellogg 2001:146 [ref. 25895], Konings & Stauffer 2006:233 [ref. 28844], Ciccotto et al. 2011:1 [ref. 31119], Stauffer et al. 2013:102 [ref. 32704], Konings 2016:24 [ref. 34521], Li et al. 2016:354 [ref. 34737], Stauffer 2018:95 [ref. 35733], Miller et al. 2021:419 [ref. 38715], Stauffer & Konings 2023:265 [ref. 40201]). •Synonym of Maylandia Meyer & Förster 1984 -- (Condé & Géry 1999:21 [ref. 24278], Ufermann 2001:60 [ref. 30286]). Current status: Synonym of Maylandia Meyer & Förster 1984. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Microchromis Johnson [D. S.] 1975:16 Masc. Microchromis zebroides Johnson 1975. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Microchromis Johnson 1975 -- (Maréchal 1991:266 [ref. 20944], Tawil 2011:209 [ref. 31667]). •Synonym of Cynotilapia Regan 1922 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:243 [ref. 13555], Tawil 2002:79 [ref. 26903], Konings 2016:72 [ref. 34521], Li et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34737]). Current status: Synonym of Cynotilapia Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Microdontochromis Poll [M.] 1986:117 Masc. Xenotilapia tenuidentata Poll 1951. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Microdontochromis Poll 1986 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:267 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:237 [ref. 24781], Takahashi et al. 1997:109 [ref. 22933], Konings 2015:300 [ref. 34660]). •Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). Current status: Valid as Microdontochromis Poll 1986. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Myaka Trewavas [E.] in Trewavas, Green & Corbet 1972:59 Masc. Myaka myaka Trewavas 1972. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Myaka Trewavas 1972 -- (Teugels 1991:268 [ref. 20955], Poll & Gosse 1995:259 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2007:397 [ref. 30045] dated 1962). Current status: Valid as Myaka Trewavas 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Mylacochromis (subgenus of Gaurochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:36 Masc. Haplochromis obtusidens Trewavas 1928. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980, but a valid subgenus Mylacochromis as described -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Mylochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Chromis lateristriga Günther 1864. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902 -- (Maréchal 1991:73 [ref. 20944]). •Valid as Mylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Turner & Howarth 2001:205 [ref. 25642], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Mylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Naevochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:197 Masc. Haplochromis chrysogaster Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:269 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Nanochromis Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(163) 273 Masc. Pseudoplesiops nudiceps Boulenger 1899. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Pseudoplesiops Boulenger 1899, preoccupied by Pseudoplesiops Bleeker 1858 in fishes. Unjustifiably emended to Nannochromis by Boulenger 1915:375 [ref. 584]. •Valid as Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904 -- (Stewart & Roberts 1984 [ref. 6480], Greenwood 1987:180 [ref. 6166], Daget 1991:270 [ref. 20947], Poll & Gosse 1995:271 [ref. 24781], Lamboj 2005:1 [ref. 28062], Schliewen & Stiassny 2006:33 [ref. 28629], Lamboj & Schelly 2006:247 [ref. 28845], Stiassny & Schliewen 2007:3 [ref. 29178], Lamboj 2009:47 [ref. 30314]). Current status: Valid as Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Tilapia simotes Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neochromis Regan 1920 -- (Greenwood 1980:49 [ref. 1899], Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781], Seehausen et al. 1998:139 [ref. 23435]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). Current status: Valid as Neochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neolamprologus Colombé [J.] & Allgayer [R.] 1985:14 Masc. Lamprologus tetracanthus Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation. •Valid as Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer 1985 -- (Poll 1986:55 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:274 [ref. 20946], Büscher 1991:788 [ref. 21368], Poll & Gosse 1995:235 [ref. 24781], Büscher 1997:701 [ref. 23478], Schelly et al. 2003:2 [ref. 27431], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Aibara et al. 2005:354 [ref. 28643], Verburg & Bills 2007:25 [ref. 29303], Risch & Snoeks 2008:21 [ref. 29785], Kullander et al. 2014:301 [ref. 33244], Konings 2015:114 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer 1985. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neopharynx Poll [M.] 1948:97 Masc. Neopharynx schwetzi Poll 1948. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Neopharynx Poll 1948 -- (Kullander & Roberts 1991:295 [ref. 20952], Poll & Gosse 1995:255 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Cyclopharynx Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:104 [ref. 21382]). Current status: Synonym of Cyclopharynx Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neotilapia Regan [C. T.] 1920:38 Fem. Chromis tanganicae Günther 1894. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889, but a valid subgenus Neotilapia as described -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas 1983:28 [ref. 20940], Poll & Gosse 1995:221 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neotrewavasia (subgenus of Tilapia) Ufermann [A.] 2001:57 Fem. Tilapia guinasana Trewavas 1936. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement name for Trewavasia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969, preoccupied in fossil fishes. •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. Current status: Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Nimbochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:282 Masc. Hemichromis livingstonii Günther 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:296 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Manuel 2004:57 [ref. 28112], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxxv Fem. Chromis squamipinnis Günther 1864. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nyasalapia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:285 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889, but a valid subgenus Nyasalapia -- (Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas 1983:28 [ref. 20940], Poll & Gosse 1995:221, 289 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Nyassachromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:75 Masc. Haplochromis breviceps Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:300 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117], Stauffer & Konings 2006:12 [ref. 28633]). Current status: Valid as Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ophthalmochromis Poll [M.] 1956:140 Masc. Paratilapia ventralis Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. •Synonym of Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904 -- (Liem 1981:191 [ref. 6897], Maréchal & Poll 1991:303 [ref. 20946]). Current status: Synonym of Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(165) 345 Fem. Tilapia boops Boulenger 1901. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation not researched; two included species. •Valid as Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904 -- (Liem 1981:192 [ref. 6897], Poll 1986:94 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:303 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:225 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Takahashi & Hori 2012:1 [ref. 33166], Konings 2015:44 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Oreochromis Günther [A.] 1889:70 Masc. Oreochromis hunteri Günther 1889. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Oreochromis Günther 1889 -- (Trewavas 1981:42 [ref. 39520], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas 1983:25 [ref. 20940], Poll 1986:31 [ref. 6136], Krupp & Schneider 1989:396 [ref. 13651], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:307 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:760 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:221, 227, 257, 284, 289 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:282 [ref. 23725], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Carpenter 2001:3334 [ref. 26131], Carpenter 2003:1691 [ref. 27092], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:209 [ref. 28183], Allen et al. 2006:1437 [ref. 29081], Stiassny et al. 2007:381 [ref. 30045], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:540 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2009:8 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:265 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:267 [ref. 36620], Marshall 2011:243 [ref. 31755], Kottelat 2013:374 [ref. 32989], Konings 2015:234 [ref. 34660], Zhang et al. 2016:213 [ref. 34477], Esmaeili et al. 2017:88 [ref. 35254], Esmaeili et al. 2018:70 [ref. 36089], Fricke et al. 2018:251 [ref. 35805], Golani & Fricke 2018:112 [ref. 36273], Ford et al. 2019:215 [ref. 36713]). Current status: Valid as Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Orthochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1954:402 Masc. Haplochromis malagaraziensis David 1937. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382]). •Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954 -- (Greenwood 1979:295 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:206 [ref. 5311], Poll 1986:42 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:227, 253 [ref. 24781], De Vos & Seegers 1998:375 [ref. 23662], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459], Konings 2015:25 [ref. 34660], Schedel et al. 2018:301 [ref. 36087]). Current status: Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Otopharynx Regan [C. T.] 1920:38 Masc. Tilapia auromarginata Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Otopharynx Regan 1920 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:154 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:347 [ref. 20944], Cleaver et al. 2009:164 [ref. 30418], Stauffer et al. 2011:212 [ref. 31560], Oliver 2018:163 [ref. 36257]). Current status: Valid as Otopharynx Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Palaeoplex Schedel [F. D. B.], Kupriyanov [V. M. S.], Katongo [C.] & Schliewen [U. K.] 2020:200 Masc. Palaeoplex palimpsest Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Palaeoplex Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Current status: Valid as Palaeoplex Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen 2020. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Paleolamprologus Colombé [J.] & Allgayer [R.] 1985:16 Masc. Lamprologus toae Poll 1949. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer 1985 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:274 [ref. 20946]). Current status: Synonym of Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer 1985. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pallidochromis Turner [G. F.] 1994:378 Masc. Pallidochromis tokolosh Turner 1994. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pallidochromis Turner 1994 -- (Turner et al. 2004:198, 242 [ref. 28114]). Current status: Valid as Pallidochromis Turner 1994. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Parachromis Regan [C. T.] 1922:251 Masc. Hemichromis sacra Günther 1865. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Replaced by Tristramella Trewavas 1942, preoccupied by Parachromis Agassiz 1859, Agassiz' name is now regarded as available following Kullander & Hartel 1997:196 [ref. 22732] (but not in the 1998 printed version of the Catalog of Fishes). •In the synonymy of Tristramella Trewavas 1942 -- (Snoeks & Teugels 1991:519 [ref. 20951]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Tristramella Trewavas 1942. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Paracyprichromis Poll [M.] 1986:146 Masc. Paratilapia nigripinnis Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation. •Valid as Paracyprichromis Poll 1986 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:353 [ref. 29046], Poll & Gosse 1995:241 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Takahashi 2004:3 [ref. 27593], Konings 2015:191 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Paracyprichromis Poll 1986. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Paragobiocichla Schliewen [U. K.] & Weiss [J. D.] in Weiss, Schedel, Ibala Zamba, Vreven & Schliewen 2019:135 Fem. Gobiochromis irvinei Trewavas 1943. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Paragobiocichla Schliewen & Weiss 2019. Current status: Valid as Paragobiocichla Schliewen & Weiss 2019. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Paralabidochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1956:327 Masc. Paralabidochromis victoriae Greenwood 1956. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956 -- (Greenwood 1980:67 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:355 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:281 [ref. 24781], Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830] with comments, in Haplochromis). Current status: Valid as Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Parananochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1987:174 Masc. Pelmatochromis longirostris Boulenger 1903. Type by original designation. •Valid as Parananochromis Greenwood 1987 -- (Daget 1991:356 [ref. 20947], Poll & Gosse 1995:271 [ref. 24781], Lamboj & Stiassny 2003:1 [ref. 27430], Stiassny et al. 2007:281 [ref. 30045], Lamboj 2009:47 [ref. 30314], Lamboj 2014:49 [ref. 33507], Ibala Zamba et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39771]). Current status: Valid as Parananochromis Greenwood 1987. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Parectodus Poll [M.] 1942:351 Masc. Parectodus lestradei Poll 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). Current status: Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pelmatochromis (subgenus of Paratilapia) Steindachner [F.] 1894:40 Masc. Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) buettikoferi Steindachner 1894. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:465 [ref. 4905] and by Regan 1922:252 [ref. 3674]. Fossils are referred to this genus by van Couvering 1982:36 [ref. 2042]. •Valid as Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894 -- (Greenwood 1987:142 [ref. 6166], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget 1991:361 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:737 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:267 [ref. 24781], Lamboj 2001:70 [ref. 28829], Stiassny et al. 2007:335 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxviii Fem. Tilapia mariae Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:206, 482 [ref. 20943]). •Valid as Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969 -- (Dunz & Schliewen 2013:73 [ref. 32672]). Current status: Valid as Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pelvicachromis (subgenus of Pelmatochromis) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1968:379 Masc. Pelmatochromis pulcher Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde 1968 -- (Greenwood 1987:169 [ref. 6166], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget 1991:363 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:731 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:269 [ref. 24781], Lamboj 2004:1 [ref. 27572], Stiassny et al. 2007:313 [ref. 30045], Lamboj 2009:47 [ref. 30314], Lamboj & Pichler 2012:61 [ref. 32129], Lamboj et al. 2014:205 [ref. 33539], Lamboj et al. 2016:124 [ref. 34611]). Current status: Valid as Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde 1968. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Perissodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:496 Masc. Perissodus microlepis Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:20 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Perissodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Liem & Stewart 1976 [ref. 7096], Poll 1986:149 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:367 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:249 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:171 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Perissodus Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Petrochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:496 Masc. Petrochromis polyodon Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:20 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Petrochromis Boulenger 1898 -- (Yamaoka 1983 [ref. 5363], Poll 1986:79 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:369 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:223 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Takahashi & Koblmüller 2014: [1] 252 [ref. 33264], Konings 2015:42 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Petrochromis Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Petrotilapia Trewavas [E.] 1935:(67) 76 Fem. Petrotilapia tridentiger Trewavas 1935. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Petrotilapia Trewavas 1935 -- (Marsh 1983:2 [ref. 9147], Ribbink et al. 1983:209 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:374 [ref. 20944], Stauffer & van Snik 1996:695 [ref. 22230], Poll & Gosse 1995:289 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Ruffing et al. 2006:534 [ref. 28963], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:226 [ref. 31027], Lundeba et al. 2011:149 [ref. 31361]). Current status: Valid as Petrotilapia Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pharyngochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1979:310 Masc. Pelmatochromis darlingi Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pharyngochromis Greenwood 1979 -- (Greenwood 1979:310 [ref. 1898], Skelton 1991:376 [ref. 20950], Greenwood 1992:37 [ref. 21075], Greenwood 1993:39 [ref. 28837], Poll & Gosse 1995:263 [ref. 24781], Marshall 2011:214 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Pharyngochromis Greenwood 1979. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Placidochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:108 Masc. Haplochromis longimanus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:378 [ref. 20944], Hanssens 2004:104 [ref. 28056], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:296 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Platygnathochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:228 Masc. Haplochromis melanonotus Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Platygnathochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:381 [ref. 20944]). •Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Turner & Howarth 2001:206 [ref. 25642], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287, 297 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Platytaeniodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:451 Masc. Platytaeniodus degeni Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Platyaeniodus by Jordan 1920:517 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Platytaeniodus Boulenger 1906 -- (Greenwood 1980:75 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:382 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis HIlgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Plecodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:497 Masc. Plecodus paradoxus Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:22 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Plecodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:150 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:383 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:249 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540]). •Synonym of Perissodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Liem & Stewart 1976:336 [ref. 7096], Konings 2015:17 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Synonym of Perissodus Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Prognathochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:14, 19 Masc. Paratilapia prognathus Pellegrin 1904. Type by original designation. Described as a genus on p. 14, as a subgenus on p. 19. •Valid as Prognathochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Protomelas Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:40 Masc. Chromis kirkii Günther 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:387 [ref. 20944], Stauffer 1993 [ref. 21106], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:297 [ref. 28117], Oliver 2012:45 [ref., 32111], Dierickx & Snoeks 2020:1 [ref. 37605]). Current status: Valid as Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Psammochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:53 Masc. Pelmatochromis riponianus Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Valid as Psammochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:283 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler [H. W.] 1934:462 Masc. Pseudocrenilabrus natalensis Fowler 1934. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934 -- (Greenwood 1984:213 [ref. 5311], Greenwood 1989 [ref. 14120], Skelton 1991:394 [ref. 20950], Seegers 1996:282 [ref. 23725], Marshall 2011:211 [ref. 31755], Katongo et al. 2017:181 [ref. 35163], Schedel et al. 2020:219 [ref. 37243]). Current status: Valid as Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudohaplochromis Allgayer [R.] 1981:12 Masc. Haplochromis euchilus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. Senior synonym of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989; but prevailing usage prefers Cheilochromis. Not treated by Eccles & Trewavas 1989 [ref. 13547]. •Mention in the synonymy of Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902 -- (Maréchal 1991:73 [ref. 20944]). •In the synonymy of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Current status: Synonym of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudoplesiops Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:121 Masc. Pseudoplesiops nudiceps Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Pseudoplesiops Bleeker 1858 in fishes, replaced by Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904. •In the synonymy of Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904 -- (Daget 1991:270 [ref. 20947], Schliewen & Stiassny 2006:33 [ref. 28629]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudosimochromis Nelissen [M. H. J.] 1977:730 Masc. Simochromis curvifrons Poll 1942. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pseudosimochromis Nelissen 1977 -- (Poll 1986:85 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:399 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:231 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:41 [ref. 34660], Van Steenberge et al. 2015:1 [ref. 35550]). Current status: Valid as Pseudosimochromis Nelissen 1977. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudotropheus Regan [C. T.] 1922:681 Masc. Chromis williamsi Günther 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Pseudotropheus Regan 1922 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:157 [ref. 13555], Trewavas 1984 [ref. 5303], Meyer & Foerster 1984 [ref. 6645], Stauffer 1988 [ref. 6678], Maréchal 1991:401 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Stauffer et al. 1997:189 [ref. 23216], Stauffer & Kellogg 2001:150 [ref. 25895], Ufermann 2001:58 [ref. 30286], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30309], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:227 [ref. 31027], Konings 2016:26 [ref. 34521], Stauffer et al. 2016:169 [ref. 34671], Konings et al. 2024:181 [ref. 40750]). Current status: Valid as Pseudotropheus Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pterochromis Trewavas [E.] 1973:11 Masc. Pelmatochromis congicus Boulenger 1897. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Pterochromis Trewavas 1973 -- (Greenwood 1987:154 [ref. 6166], Daget 1991:416 [ref. 20947], Poll & Gosse 1995:267 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Pterochromis Trewavas 1973. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ptyochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:60 Masc. Haplochromis (Ptyochromis) fischeri Seegers 2008. Original type species, Ctenochromis sauvagei Pfeffer 1896 was a misidentified type species. The species intended by Greenwood was renamed Haplochromis (Ptyochromis) fischeri by Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). •Valid as Ptyochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:281 [ref. 24781], Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 but a valid subgenus Ptyochromis -- (Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pundamilia Seehausen [O.] & Lippitsch [E.] in Seehausen et al. 1998:179 Fem. Pundamilia pundamilia Seehausen & Bouton in Seehausen, Lippitsch, Bouton & Zwennes 1998. Type by original designation. Also appeared in Seehausen 1999:121 [ref. 30987]. •Valid as Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998. Current status: Valid as Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pungu Trewavas [E.] in Trewavas, Green & Corbet 1972:65 Masc. Barombia maclareni Trewavas 1962. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Barombia Trewavas 1962, apparently preoccupied in insects. •Valid as Pungu Trewavas 1972 -- (Teugels 1991:420 [ref. 20955], Poll & Gosse 1995:259 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2007:351 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Pungu Trewavas 1972. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pyxichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:24 Masc. Haplochromis parorthostoma Greenwood 1967. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781] as Pixichromis, Lippitsch & Kaufman 2003:89 [ref. 27727]). Current status: Valid as Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Reganochromis Whitley [G. P.] 1929:112 Masc. Paratilapia calliura Boulenger 1901. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Leptochromis Regan 1920, preoccupied by Leptochromis Bleeker 1875 [ref. 444] in fishes. •Valid as Reganochromis Whitley 1929 -- (Poll 1986:132 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:421 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:243 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:365 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Reganochromis Whitley 1929. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Reganotilapia Whitley [G. P.] 1950:44 Fem. Chromis buttikoferi Hubrecht 1881. Type by being a replacement name. Unneeded replacement name for Heterotilapia Regan 1904 (a misspelling of Herotilapia Pellegrin 1904 in Zoological Record 1904). •Synonym of Heterotilapia Regan 1920. Current status: Synonym of Heterotilapia Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Rhamphochromis Regan [C. T.] 1922:724 Masc. Hemichromis longiceps Günther 1864. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rhamphochromis Regan 1922 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:249 [ref. 13555], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:311 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:422 [ref. 20944], Turner et al. 2004:200 [ref. 28114], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:297 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Rhamphochromis Regan 1922. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Rheohaplochromis (subgenus of Haplochromis) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1963:145 Masc. Tilapia polyacanthus Boulenger 1899. Apparently not available as above, described after 1930 with two included species and no designation of a type species (Art 13.3). Perhaps can date to treatment in Zoological Record for 1964 (see remarks on Art. 13.3 in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382]). Current status: Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Rubricatochromis Lamboj [A.] & Koblmüller [S.] 2022:[15] Masc. Hemichromis guttatus Günther 1862. Type by original designation. •Valid as Rubricatochromis Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022. Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Sargochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Paratilapia codringtonii Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Serranochromis Regan 1920, but a valid subgenus Sargochromis -- (Greenwood 1979:303 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:216 [ref. 5311]). •Synonym of Serranochromis Regan 1920 -- (Skelton & Teugels 1991:442 [ref. 20962]). •Valid as Sargochromis Regan 1920 -- (Greenwood 1993:42 [ref. 28837], Poll & Gosse 1995:263 [ref. 24781], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Marshall 2011:219 [ref. 31755]). Current status: Valid as Sargochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Sarotherodon Rüppell [W. P. E. S.] 1852:21 Masc. Sarotherodon melanotheron Rüppell 1852. Type by monotypy. Type species conserved and genus name placed on Official List (Opinion 1548). Fossil species included by van Couvering 1982:82 [ref. 2042]. Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840 -- (authors). •Valid as Sarotherodon Rüppell 1852 -- (Trewavas et al. 1972:48 [ref. 4460], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Trewavas 1983:24 [ref. 20940], Trewavas 1987 [ref. 6377], Krupp & Schneider 1989:398 [ref. 13651], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Trewavas & Teugels 1991:425 [ref. 20954], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:764 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:257 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:48 [ref. 28023], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:210 [ref. 28183], Stiassny et al. 2007:383 [ref. 30045], Scharpf 2009:9 [ref. 30400]). Current status: Valid as Sarotherodon Rüppell 1852. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Schubotzia Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:258 Fem. Schubotzia eduardiana Boulenger 1914. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Schubotzia Boulenger 1914 -- (Greenwood 1980:85 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:438 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:273 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Schubotzia Boulenger 1914. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Schwetzochromis Poll [M.] 1948:99 Masc. Schwetzochromis neodon Poll 1948. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Schwetzochromis Poll 1848 -- (Kullander & Roberts 1991:439 [ref. 20952], Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382], Greenwood & Kullander 1994:161 [ref. 21378], Poll & Gosse 1995:255 [ref. 24781], De Vos & Seegers 1998:375 [ref. 23662], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459]). Current status: Valid as Schwetzochromis Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Sciaenochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:231 Masc. Haplochromis ahli Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:440 [ref. 20944], Konings 1993:29 [ref. 21304], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:297 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Serranochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 Masc. Chromys thumbergi Castelnau 1861. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Serranochromis Regan 1920 -- (Trewavas 1964:5 [ref. 3717], Greenwood 1979:299 [ref. 1898], Ribbink et al. 1983:249 [ref. 13555], Greenwood 1984:216 [ref. 5311], Skelton & Teugels 1991:442 [ref. 20962], Greenwood 1993:43 [ref. 28837], Poll & Gosse 1995:265 [ref. 24781], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:304 [ref. 28117], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Marshall 2011:227 [ref. 31755], Stauffer et al. 2021:66 [ref. 38061]). Current status: Valid as Serranochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Shuja Genner [M. J.], Ngatunga [B. P.] & Turner [G. F.] in Genner, Hsu, Collins, Smith, Saxon, Shechonge et al. 2022:40 Masc. Chromis horei Günther 1894. Type by original designation (and monotypic). •Valid as Shuja Genner, Ngatunga & Turner 2022. Current status: Valid as Shuja Genner, Ngatunga & Turner 2022. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Simochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:496 Masc. Chromis diagramma Günther 1894. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:19 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Simochromis Boulenger 1898 -- (Axelrod & Harrison 1978 [ref. 7009], Poll 1986:77 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:454 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:231 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:229 [ref. 34660], Van Steenberge et al. 2015:1 [ref. 35550]). Current status: Valid as Simochromis Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Spathodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1900:152 Masc. Spathodus erythrodon Boulenger 1900. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Spathodus Boulenger 1900 -- (Poll 1986:89 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:458 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:245 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Tawil 2005:65 [ref. 28483], Konings 2015:37 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Spathodus Boulenger 1900. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Stappersetta Whitley [G. P.] 1950:44 Fem. Stappersia singularis Boulenger 1914. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Stappersia Boulenger 1914, preoccupied by Stappersia Meunier 1910 in Protozoa. •Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). Current status: Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Stappersia Boulenger [G. A.] 1914:445 Fem. Stappersia singularis Boulenger 1914. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Stappersia Meunier 1910 in Protozoa, replaced by Stappersetta Whitley 1950. •In the synonymy of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946], Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Steatocranus Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:52 Masc. Steatocranus gibbiceps Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Steatocranus Boulenger 1899 -- (Meyer 1993 [ref. 20836], Snoeks & De Boeck 1991:460 [ref. 20963], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:721 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:253 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:46 [ref. 28023], Weiss et al. 2019:137 [ref. 37055], Ibala Zamba et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39149]). Current status: Valid as Steatocranus Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Stigmatochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:173 Masc. Haplochromis woodi Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:463 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:304 [ref. 28117], Cleaver et al. 2009:174 [ref. 30418], Stauffer et al. 2011:212 [ref. 31560]). Current status: Valid as Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Stomatepia Trewavas [E.] 1962:181 Fem. Paratilapia mariae Holly 1930. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Stomatepia Trewavas 1962 -- (Trewavas et al. 1972:68 [ref. 4460], Teugels 1991:465 [ref. 20955], Poll & Gosse 1995:259 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2007:393 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Stomatepia Trewavas 1962. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Taeniochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:73 Masc. Haplochromis holotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:466 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Taeniolethrinops Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:261 Masc. Haplochromis praeorbitalis Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:467 [ref. 20944], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2003:127 [ref. 26763], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2004:253 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tangachromis Poll [M.] 1981:169 Masc. Limnochromis dhanisi Poll 1949. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Tangachromis Poll 1981 -- (Poll 1986:138 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:469 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:243 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:370 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Tangachromis Poll 1981. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tanganicodus Poll [M.] 1950:297 Masc. Tanganicodus irsacae Poll 1950. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Tanganicodus Poll 1950 -- (Poll 1986:90 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:470 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:247 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Tawil 2005:60 [ref. 28483]). Current status: Valid as Tanganicodus Poll 1950. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Teleogramma Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:53 Fem. Teleogramma gracile Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. Described as a labrid (see Myers 1939 [ref. 14271]). The genus is feminine, not neuter; name referes to the low-placed condition of the lateral line. •Valid as Teleogramma Boulenger 1899 -- (Snoeks & De Boeck 1991:472 [ref. 20963], Poll & Gosse 1995:251 [ref. 24781], Takahashi & Nakaya 2002:171 [ref. 26154], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Stiassny & Alter 2015:1 [ref. 33773]). Current status: Valid as Teleogramma Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Telmatochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:495 Masc. Telmatochromis temporalis Boulenger 1898. Type by subsequent designation. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:10 [ref. 547]. Type designated by Regan (Jan.) 1920:51 [ref. 3669]; not T. vittatus Boulenger as designated by Jordan (Aug.) 1920:479 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Telmatochromis Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:67 [ref. 6136], Louisy 1989 [ref. 9293], Maréchal & Poll 1991:474 [ref. 20946], Hanssens & Snoeks 2001:639 [ref. 26024], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Schelly & Stiassny 2004:1 [ref. 27831], Takahashi 2004:430 [ref. 28105], Geerts 2006:99 [ref. 31663], Konings 2015:156 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Telmatochromis Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Telotrematocara Poll [M.] 1986:122 Neut. Trematocara macrostoma Poll 1952. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Telotrematocara Poll 1986 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:479 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:219 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Trematocara Boulenger 1899 -- (Takahashi 2002:259 [ref. 26334]). Current status: Synonym of Trematocara Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Thoracochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1979:290 Masc. Paratilapia wingatii Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979 -- (Greenwood 1979:290 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:189 [ref. 5311], Roberts & Kullander 1994:134 [ref. 21382], Poll & Gosse 1995:261 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Thysia Loiselle [P. V.] & Welcomme [R. L.] 1972:40 Fem. Pelmatochromis ansorgii Boulenger 1901. Type by original designation. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Thysia Thomson 1860 in Coleoptera (see Whitley 1976:49 [ref. 4735]); replaced by Thysochromis Daget 1988. •Valid as Thysia Loiselle & Welcomme 1972 -- (Greenwood 1987:160 [ref. 6166] before replacement by Thysochromis). •In the synonymy of Thysochromis Daget 1988 -- (Daget 1991:480 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:721 [ref. 21590]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Thysochromis Daget 1988. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Thysochromis Daget [J.] 1988:97 Masc. Pelmatochromis ansorgii Boulenger 1901. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Thysia Loiselle & Welcomme 1972, preoccupied by Thysia Thomson 1860 in Coleoptera. •Valid as Thysochromis Daget 1988 -- (Daget 1991:480 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:735 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:267 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:46 [ref. 28023], Stiassny et al. 2007:321 [ref. 30045], Walsh et al. 2019:1 [ref. 37073]). Current status: Valid as Thysochromis Daget 1988. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tilapia Smith [A.] 1840:Pl. 5 Fem. Tilapia sparrmanii Smith 1840. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Tilapia Smith 1840 -- (Thys van den Audenaerde 1964 [ref. 3666], Thys van den Audenaerde 1966 [ref. 9079], Trewavas 1982:12 [ref. 39521], Uyeno & Fujii in Masuda et al. 1984:190 [ref. 6441], Poll 1986:28 [ref. 6136], Krupp & Schneider 1989:399 [ref. 13651], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy & Bénech 1989:304 [ref. 26478], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Ye in Pan et al. 1991:414 [ref. 23876], Stiassny et al. 1992:311 [ref. 20001], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:742 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:227, 251, 257, 289 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:282 [ref. 23725], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Dankwa et al. 1999:47 [ref. 28023], Carpenter 2001:3334 [ref. 26131], Carpenter 2003:1691 [ref. 27092], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117], Bogutskaya & Naseka 2004:211 [ref. 28183], Allen et al. 2006:1438 [ref. 29081], Stiassny et al. 2007:353 [ref. 30045], Kottelat & Freyhof 2007:540 [ref. 29996], Scharpf 2009:10 [ref. 30400], Minckley & Marsh 2009:269 [ref. 31114], Coad 2010:267 [ref. 36620], Dunz & Schliewen 2010:255 [ref. 31064], Marshall 2011:235 [ref. 31755], Dunz & Schliewen 2012:17 [ref. 31983], Dunz & Schliewen 2013:74 [ref. 32672], Kottelat 2013:375 [ref. 32989]). Current status: Valid as Tilapia Smith 1840. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tramitichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:256 Masc. Tilapia brevis Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:509 [ref. 20944], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2003:127 [ref. 26763], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2004:253 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:308 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Trematocara Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:89 Neut. Trematocara marginatum Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Trematocara Boulenger 1899 -- (Bailey & Stewart 1977:24 [ref. 7230], Poll 1986:120 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:511 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:219 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 1996:3 [ref. 23211], Takahashi 2002:253 [ref. 26334], Takahashi 2003:377 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:372 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Trematocara Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Trematochromis Poll [M.] 1987:168 Masc. Trematochromis schreyeni Poll 1987. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Trematochromis Poll 1987 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:515 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:241 [ref. 24781], Geerts 2006:99 [ref. 31663], Konings 2015:214 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Trematochromis Poll 1987. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Trematocranus Trewavas [E.] 1935:113 Masc. Trematocranus microstoma Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Trematocranus Trewavas 1935 -- (Stauffer & McKaye 1988:448 [ref. 6412], Eccles & Trewavas 1989:188 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:516 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:308 [ref. 28117], Dierickx et al. 2018:153 [ref. 35849]). Current status: Valid as Trematocranus Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Trewavasia (subgenus of Tilapia) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1969:xxviii Fem. Tilapia guinasana Trewavas 1936. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Trewavasia White & Moy-Thomas 1941 in fossil fishes. Replaced by Neotrewavasia Ufermann 2001. •In the synonymy of Tilapia Smith 1840 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde 1991:482 [ref. 20943]). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Tilapia Smith 1840. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tridontochromis (subgenus of Prognathochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:20 Masc. Haplochromis tridens Regan & Trewavas 1928. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tridontochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Triglachromis Poll [M.] & Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1974:128 Masc. Limnochromis otostigma Regan 1920. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1974 -- (Poll 1981:167 [ref. 3534], Poll 1986:135 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:518 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:243 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:363 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1974. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tristramella Trewavas [E.] 1942:532 Fem. Hemichromis sacra Günther 1865. Type by being a replacement name. Replacement for Parachromis Regan 1922, preoccupied by Parachromis Agassiz 1859. Misspelled Tristamella on p. 532, spelled Tristramella throughout article. •Valid as Tristramella Trewavas 1942 -- (Krupp & Schneider 1989:401 [ref. 13651], Snoeks & Teugels 1991:519 [ref. 20951], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2010:43 [ref. 31055]). Current status: Valid as Tristramella Trewavas 1942. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tropheops (subgenus of Pseudotropheus) Trewavas [E.] 1984:102 Masc. Pseudotropheus tropheops Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also by absolute tautonymy). •Synonym of Pseudotropheus Regan 1922 -- (Maréchal 1991:401 [ref. 20944]). •Valid as Tropheops Trewavas 1984 -- (Ufermann 2001:61 [ref. 30286], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:227 [ref. 31027], Konings 2016:24 [ref. 34521], Li et al. 2016:355 [ref. 34737]). Current status: Valid as Tropheops Trewavas 1984. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tropheus Boulenger [G. A.] 1898:496 Masc. Tropheus moorii Boulenger 1898. Type by monotypy. Appeared first as above, then in more detail in Boulenger 1898:17 [ref. 547]. •Valid as Tropheus Boulenger 1898 -- (Poll 1986:75 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:521 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:231 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:66 [ref. 34660], Van Steenberge et al. 2015:33 [ref. 35550]). Current status: Valid as Tropheus Boulenger 1898. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tylochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:37 Masc. Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) jentinki Steindachner 1894. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Poll 1986:44 [ref. 6136], Lévêque et al. 1989:123 [ref. 26480], Stiassny 1989 [ref. 20088], Paugy et al. 1990:343 [ref. 26477], Stiassny 1990 [ref. 16659], Stiassny 1991:526 [ref. 20964], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:722 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:233, 253 [ref. 24781], Dankwa et al. 1999:46 [ref. 28023], Takahashi 2003:379 [ref. 27540], Stiassny et al. 2007:333 [ref. 30045], Konings 2015:235 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Tylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tyrannochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:97 Masc. Haplochromis macrostoma Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewvas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:534 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:309 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Vallicola (subgenus of Oreochromis) Trewavas [E.] 1983:27, 29 Masc. Tilapia amphimelas Hilgendorf 1905. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Current status: Synonym of Oreochromis Günther 1889. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Variabilichromis Colombé [J.] & Allgayer [R.] 1985:12 Masc. Lamprologus moorii Boulenger 1898. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Neolamprologus Colombé & Allgayer 1985 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:274 [ref. 20946]). •Valid as Variabilichromis Colombé & Allgayer 1985 -- (Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:144 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Variabilichromis Colombé & Allgayer 1985. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Wallaceochromis Lamboj [A.], Trummer [F.] & Metscher [B. D.] 2016:124 Masc. Pelvicachromis humilis Boulenger 1916. Type by original designation. •Valid as Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher 2016. Current status: Valid as Wallaceochromis Lamboj, Trummer & Metscher 2016. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Xenochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:125 Masc. Xenochromis hecqui Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 126. •Synonym of Perissodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Liem & Stewart 1976 [ref. 7096]). •Valid as Xenochromis Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1986:152 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:536 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:247 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:379 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Xenochromis Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Xenotilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:92 Fem. Xenotilapia sima Boulenger 1899. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1986:109 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:537 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:239 [ref. 24781], De Vos et al. 1995 [ref. 21949], Takahashi & Nakaya 1997:335 [ref. 23358], Takahashi 2003:45 [ref. 26772], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:309 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Xystichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:46 Masc. Chromis nuchisquamulatus Hilgendorf 1888. Type by original designation. •Valid as Xystichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). •Status uncertain -- (Seegers 2008:166 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Yssichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:22 Masc. Haplochromis fusiformis Greenwood & Gee 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Yssichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781], van Oijen & Witte 2003:478 [ref. 27422]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], Vranken et al. 2023:[18] [ref. 40198]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.