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| No. | Valid Name | Author | English Name |
| 1. | Melanochromis auratus | (Boulenger, 1897) | Golden mbuna |
| 2. | Melanochromis baliodigma | Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 | |
| 3. | Melanochromis chipokae | Johnson, 1975 | |
| 4. | Melanochromis dialeptos | Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 | |
| 5. | Melanochromis heterochromis | Bowers & Stauffer, 1993 | |
| 6. | Melanochromis kaskazini | Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 | |
| 7. | Melanochromis lepidiadaptes | Bowers & Stauffer, 1997 | |
| 8. | Melanochromis loriae | Johnson, 1975 | |
| 9. | Melanochromis melanopterus | Trewavas, 1935 | |
| 10. | Melanochromis mossambiquensis | Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 | |
| 11. | Melanochromis mpoto | Konings & Stauffer, 2012 | |
| 12. | Melanochromis robustus | Johnson, 1985 | |
| 13. | Melanochromis simulans | Eccles, 1973 | |
| 14. | Melanochromis vermivorus | Trewavas, 1935 | Purple mbuna |
| 15. | Melanochromis wochepa | Konings-Dudin, Konings & Stauffer, 2009 |