Typový druh
Tilapia joka Thys van den Audenaerde 1969.
Původní popis
Dunz, A. R. & U. K. Schliewen 2013. Molecular phylogeny and revised classification of the haplotilapiine cichlid fishes formerly referred to as "Tilapia". Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution v. 68 (no. 1): 64-80.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.