Erstbeschreibung: Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1987. „The genera of pelmatochromine fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae). A phylogenetic review“. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. v. 53(n. 3); pp. 139-203
Typusart: Pelmatochromis longirostris BOULENGER, 1903
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Parananochromis axelrodi LAMBOJ & STIASSNY, 2003
Parananochromis brevirostris LAMBOJ & STIASSNY, 2003
Parananochromis caudifasciatus BOULENGER, 1913
Parananochromis elobatus LAMBOJ, 2014
Parananochromis gabonicus TREWAVAS, 1975
Parananochromis longirostris BOULENGER, 1903
Parananochromis ornatus LAMBOJ & STIASSNY, 2003
Parananochromis orsorum LAMBOJ, 2014