Erstbeschreibung: Boulenger, George Albert. 1898. „Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika“. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. vol. 3: pp. 494-497
Typusart: Telmatochromis temporalis BOULENGER, 1898
Beschriebene Arten im Tanganjikasee:
Telmatochromis bifrenatus MYERS, 1936
Telmatochromis brachygnathus HANSSENS& SNOEKS, 2003
Telmatochromis brichardi LOUISY, 1989
Telmatochromis dhonti BOULENGER, 1919
Telmatochromis temporalis BOULENGER, 1898
Telmatochromis vittatus BOULENGER, 1898