Erstbeschreibung: Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. „The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa“. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (pt 4) n. 36; pp. 675-727
Typusart: Hemichromis afra GÜNTHER, 1894
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Cynotilapia afra GÜNTHER, 1894
Cynotilapia aurifrons TAWIL, 2011
Cynotilapia axelrodi BURGESS, 1976
Cynotilapia chilundu LI, KONINGS & STAUFFER, 2016
Cynotilapia zebroides JOHNSON, 1975
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sp. ‚elongatus mdoka‘
sp. ‚hara‘
sp. ‚maleri‘
sp. ‚chinyankwazip. ‚blue black‘
sp. ‚elongatus chitimba‘
sp. ‚elongatus mbenji blue‘
sp. ‚flavus deep‘
sp. ‚lion chinyankwazi‘
sp. ‚lion ntekete‘
sp. ‚lion‘
sp. ‚chilumba deep‘
sp. ’ndumbi‘
sp. ‚elongatus ndumbi‘