Erstbeschreibung: 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 aurita BOULENGER, 1901
Beschriebene Arten:
Limnochromis auritus BOULENGER, 1901