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: Tilapia simotes BOULENGER, 1911
Beschriebene Arten:
Neochromis nigricans BOULENGER, 1906
Neochromis simotes BOULENGER, 1911
Neochromis rufocaudalis SEEHAUSEN & BOUTON, 1998
Neochromis gigas SEEHAUSEN & BOUTON, 1998
Neochromis greenwoodi SEEHAUSEN & BOUTON, 1998
Neochromis omnicaeruleus SEEHAUSEN & BOUTON, 1998
Unbeschriebene Arten:
sp. ‚madonna‘
sp. ‚unicuspid scraper‘