Erstbeschreibung: Boulenger, George Albert. 1901. „Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in lakes Tanganyika and Kivu“. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7) pp. 1-6
Typusart: Gephyrochromis moorii BOULENGER, 1901
Beschriebene Arten:
Gephyrochromis moorii BOULENGER, 1901
Gephyrochromis lawsi FRYER, 1957