n = 79
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pelmatochromis annectens | Boulenger, 1913 | Thysochromis annectens | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis ansorgii | Boulenger, 1901 | Thysochromis ansorgii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis arnoldi | Boulenger, 1912 | Thysochromis ansorgii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis aureocephalus | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis pulcher | Cichlidae | Rainbow krib |
| Pelmatochromis auritus | (Boulenger, 1901) | Limnochromis auritus | Cichlidae | Spangled cichlid |
| Pelmatochromis aurocephalus | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis pulcher | Cichlidae | Rainbow krib |
| Pelmatochromis batesii | Boulenger, 1901 | Benitochromis batesii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis belladorsalis | Innes, 1935 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Pelmatochromis boulengeri | Lönnberg, 1903 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Pelmatochromis buettikoferi | (Steindachner, 1894) | Pelmatochromis buettikoferi | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis calliptera | Pellegrin, 1929 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis camerunensis | Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 | Pelvicachromis sacrimontis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis caudifasciatus | Boulenger, 1913 | Parananochromis caudifasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis cavifrons | (Hilgendorf, 1888) | Haplochromis cavifrons | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis cerasogaster | (Boulenger, 1899) | Rubricatochromis cerasogaster | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis congicus | Boulenger, 1897 | Pterochromis congicus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis corbali | (Boulenger, 1913) | Pelmatochromis buettikoferi | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis darlingi | Boulenger, 1911 | Pharyngochromis darlingi | Cichlidae | Zambezi happy |
| Pelmatochromis dimidiatus | Pellegrin, 1900 | Congochromis dimidiatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis dorsalis | (Pellegrin, 1902) | Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis exsul | Trewavas, 1933 | Rubricatochromis exsul | Cichlidae | Turkana jewel cichlid |
| Pelmatochromis flavipinnis | Boulenger, 1906 | Haplochromis flavipinnis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis frontosus | (Boulenger, 1906) | Cyphotilapia frontosa | Cichlidae | Humphead cichlid |
| Pelmatochromis genisquamulatus | Pellegrin, 1914 | Serranochromis macrocephalus | Cichlidae | Purpleface largemouth |
| Pelmatochromis guentheri | (Sauvage, 1882) | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Pelmatochromis haugi | Pellegrin, 1919 | Chromidotilapia regani | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis humilis | Boulenger, 1916 | Wallaceochromis humilis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis intermedius | Boulenger, 1916 | Tylochromis intermedius | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis jentinki | (Steindachner, 1894) | Tylochromis jentinki | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis jentinkii | (Steindachner, 1894) | Tylochromis jentinki | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis kingsleyae | (Boulenger, 1898) | Chromidotilapia kingsleyae | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis klugei | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis kribensis | Boulenger, 1911 | Pelvicachromis kribensis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis kribensis calliptera | Pellegrin, 1929 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis kribensis klugei | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis lateralis | Boulenger, 1898 | Tylochromis lateralis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis lateralis lepidura | Pellegrin, 1900 | Tylochromis lateralis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis lepidurus | Pellegrin, 1900 | Tylochromis lateralis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis loennbergi | Trewavas, 1962 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Pelmatochromis longipinnis | (Nichols & Griscom, 1917) | Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis longirostris | Boulenger, 1903 | Parananochromis longirostris | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis loveridgei | Borodin, 1931 | Limnotilapia dardennii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis macrops | (Boulenger, 1898) | Callochromis macrops | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis maculifer | (Ahl, 1939) | Thysochromis ansorgii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis melanostigma | Boulenger, 1906 | Callochromis melanostigma | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis microdon | Boulenger, 1906 | Haplochromis microdon | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis multidens | (Pellegrin, 1900) | Heterochromis multidens | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis multiocellatus | Boulenger, 1913 | Haplochromis multiocellatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis ngamensis | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 | Serranochromis jallae | Cichlidae | Nembwe |
| Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus | (Pellegrin, 1900) | Pelmatochromis nigrofasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis obesus | Boulenger, 1906 | Haplochromis obesus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis ocellifer | Boulenger, 1899 | Pelmatochromis ocellifer | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis pellegrini | Boulenger, 1903 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Pelmatochromis pleurospilus | Boulenger, 1906 | Callochromis pleurospilus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis polylepis | Boulenger, 1900 | Tylochromis polylepis | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis pulcher | Boulenger, 1901 | Pelvicachromis pulcher | Cichlidae | Rainbow krib |
| Pelmatochromis pulcher klugei | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis pulcher subocellatus | (Günther, 1872) | Pelvicachromis subocellatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis regani | Pellegrin, 1906 | Chromidotilapia regani | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis rhodostigma | Boulenger, 1906 | Callochromis pleurospilus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis riponianus | Boulenger, 1911 | Haplochromis riponianus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis robustus | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917 | Sargochromis giardi | Cichlidae | Pink happy |
| Pelmatochromis roloffi | Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968 | Pelvicachromis roloffi | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis ruweti | Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965 | Tilapia ruweti | Cichlidae | Okavango tilapia |
| Pelmatochromis schoutedeni | Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1967 | Chromidotilapia schoutedeni | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis sp. | Not applicable | Limbochromis robertsi | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis speki | Boulenger, 1906 | Haplochromis spekii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis spekii | Boulenger, 1906 | Haplochromis spekii | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis squamiceps | (Boulenger, 1902) | Congochromis squamiceps | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis stappersii | Boulenger, 1914 | Callochromis pleurospilus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis subocellatus | (Günther, 1872) | Pelvicachromis subocellatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis taeniatus | Boulenger, 1901 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis taeniatus klugei | Meinken, 1960 | Pelvicachromis taeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis tanganyicae | Borodin, 1931 | Serranochromis robustus | Cichlidae | Yellow-belly bream |
| Pelmatochromis thomasi | (Boulenger, 1915) | Anomalochromis thomasi | Cichlidae | |
| Pelmatochromis thumbergi | (Castelnau, 1861) | Serranochromis thumbergi | Cichlidae | Brownspot largemouth |
| Pelmatochromis welwitschi | Boulenger, 1898 | Chetia welwitschi | Cichlidae | Angolan happy |
| Pelmatochromis welwitschii | (Boulenger, 1898) | Chetia welwitschi | Cichlidae | Angolan happy |
| Pelmatochromis xenotilapiaformis | Borodin, 1931 | Callochromis macrops | Cichlidae |