Erstbeschreibung: Stiassny, Melanie & Ulrich K. Schliewen. 2007. „Congochromis, a new cichlid genus (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Central Africa, with the description of a new species from the upper Congo River, Democratic Republic of Congo“. American Museum Novitates. (n. 3576); pp. 1-16
Typusart: Pseudoplesiops squamiceps BOULENGER, 1902
Beschriebene Arten:
Congochromis dimidiatus PELLEGRIN, 1900
Congochromis pugnatus STIASSNY & SCHLIEWEN, 2007
Congochromis robustus LAMBOJ, 2012
Congochromis sabinae LAMBOJ, 2005
Congochromis squamiceps BOULENGER, 1902