Erstbeschreibung: Boulenger, George Albert. 1899. „Second contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika – On the fishes obtained by the Congo Free State Expedition under Lieut. Lemaire in 1898“. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 15(4): 87–96
Typusart: Trematocara marginatum BOULENGER, 1899
Beschriebene Arten:
Trematocara caparti POLL, 1948 (valide)
Trematocara kufferathi POLL, 1948 (valide)
Trematocara macrostoma POLL, 1952 (valide)
Trematocara marginatum BOULENGER, 1899 (valide)
Trematocara nigrifrons BOULENGER, 1906 (valide)
Trematocara stigmaticum POLL, 1943 (valide)
Trematocara unimaculatum BOULENGER, 1901 (valide)
Trematocara variabile POLL, 1952 (valide)
Trematocara zebra De VOS, NSHOMBO & van den AUDENAERDE, 1996