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