Typový druh
Pelmatochromis darlingi Boulenger, 1911.
Původní popis
Greenwood, P. H. 1979. Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part 1. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 35 (no. 4): 265-322.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.