Haplochromis é o maior género de peixes da família Cichlidae. Muitos dos seus membros são endémicos do Lago Vitória, na África Oriental. A introdução da perca-do-nilo no Lago Vitória, a partir de 1954, levou à extinção de aproximadamente 200 espécies do género Haplochromis species, sendo que muitas outras permanecem ameaçadas ou em perigo crítico.Linke H, Staeck L (1994) African cichlids II: Cichlids from East Africa. A handbook for their identification, care and breeding. Tetra Press. Germany. ISBN 1-56465-167-3
Espécies Existem 213 espécies descritas (2007).
Haplochromis acidens Haplochromis adolphifrederici Haplochromis aelocephalus Haplochromis aeneocolor Haplochromis akika Haplochromis albertianus Haplochromis altigenis Haplochromis ampullarostratus Haplochromis annectens Haplochromis angustifrons Haplochromis annectidens Haplochromis apogonoides †Haplochromis arcanus Haplochromis argenteus †Haplochromis artaxerxes Haplochromis astatodon Haplochromis avium Haplochromis bakongo Haplochromis barbarae Haplochromis bareli †Haplochromis bartoni Haplochromis bayoni Haplochromis beadlei Haplochromis benthicola Haplochromis bloyeti †Haplochromis boops Haplochromis brownae Haplochromis bullatus Haplochromis burtoni †Haplochromis cassius Haplochromis cavifrons Haplochromis chilotes Haplochromis chlorochrous Haplochromis chromogynos Haplochromis chrysogynaion Haplochromis cinctus Haplochromis cinereus Haplochromis cnester Haplochromis commutabilis Haplochromis crassilabris Haplochromis crebridens Haplochromis crocopeplus Haplochromis cronus Haplochromis cryptodon Haplochromis cryptogramma Haplochromis cyaneus †Haplochromis decticostoma Haplochromis demeusii †Haplochromis dentex Haplochromis desfontainii Haplochromis dichrourus Haplochromis diplotaenia Haplochromis dolichorhynchus Haplochromis dolorosus Haplochromis eduardii Haplochromis elegans Haplochromis empodisma Haplochromis engystoma Haplochromis erythrocephalus Haplochromis erythromaculatus †Haplochromis estor Haplochromis eutaenia Haplochromis exspectatus Haplochromis fasciatus Haplochromis flaviijosephi †Haplochromis flavipinnis Haplochromis flavus Haplochromis fuelleborni Haplochromis fuscus Haplochromis fusiformis Haplochromis gigliolii †Haplochromis gilberti Haplochromis gowersii Haplochromis gracilior Haplochromis granti Haplochromis graueri Haplochromis guiarti Haplochromis harpakteridion Haplochromis heusinkveldi Haplochromis hiatus Haplochromis horei Haplochromis howesi Haplochromis humilior Haplochromis humilis Haplochromis insidiae Haplochromis iris Haplochromis ishmaeli Haplochromis kamiranzovu Haplochromis katavi Haplochromis kujunjui Haplochromis labiatus Haplochromis labriformis Haplochromis lacrimosus Haplochromis laparogramma Haplochromis latifasciatus Haplochromis limax Haplochromis lividus Haplochromis loati †Haplochromis longirostris Haplochromis lucullae Haplochromis luluae Haplochromis macconneli †Haplochromis macrognathus Haplochromis macrops Haplochromis macropsoides Haplochromis maculipinna Haplochromis mahagiensis Haplochromis maisomei Haplochromis malacophagus †Haplochromis mandibularis †Haplochromis martini Haplochromis maxillaris Haplochromis megalops Haplochromis melanopterus Haplochromis melanopus Haplochromis melichrous Haplochromis mentatus Haplochromis mento †Haplochromis michaeli Haplochromis microchrysomelas Haplochromis microdon Haplochromis moeruensis Haplochromis multiocellatus Haplochromis murakoze Haplochromis mylergates Haplochromis mylodon †Haplochromis nanoserranus †Haplochromis nigrescens Haplochromis nigripinnis Haplochromis nigroides Haplochromis niloticus Haplochromis nubilus Haplochromis nuchisquamulatus †Haplochromis nyanzae Haplochromis obesus Haplochromis obliquidens †Haplochromis obtusidens Haplochromis occultidens Haplochromis oligacanthus Haplochromis oligolepis Haplochromis olivaceus Haplochromis oregosoma †Haplochromis pachycephalus Haplochromis pallidus Haplochromis paludinosus Haplochromis pappenheimi †Haplochromis paraguiarti †Haplochromis paraplagiostoma Haplochromis paropius Haplochromis parvidens Haplochromis paucidens Haplochromis pellegrini †Haplochromis percoides Haplochromis perrieri Haplochromis petronius Haplochromis pharyngalis †Haplochromis pharyngomylus Haplochromis phenochilus Haplochromis phytophagus Haplochromis piceata Haplochromis pitmani Haplochromis placodus Haplochromis plagiodon Haplochromis plagiostoma Haplochromis plutonius Haplochromis polli Haplochromis prodromus †Haplochromis prognathus †Haplochromis pseudopellegrini Haplochromis ptistes Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus Haplochromis pyrrhopteryx Haplochromis riponianus Haplochromis rubescens Haplochromis rudolfianus Haplochromis sauvagei Haplochromis saxicola Haplochromis scheffersi Haplochromis schubotzi Haplochromis schubotziellus Haplochromis schwetzi Haplochromis serranus Haplochromis serridens Haplochromis simpsoni Haplochromis smithii Haplochromis spekii Haplochromis squamipinnis Haplochromis squamulatus Haplochromis stappersii Haplochromis stigmatogenys Haplochromis sulphureus Haplochromis swynnertoni Haplochromis tanaos Haplochromis taurinus †Haplochromis teegelaari Haplochromis teunisrasi Haplochromis theliodon Haplochromis thereuterion †Haplochromis thuragnathus Haplochromis tridens Haplochromis turkanae Haplochromis tweddlei Haplochromis tyrianthinus Haplochromis ushindi Haplochromis velifer Haplochromis venator Haplochromis vicarius Haplochromis victorianus Haplochromis vittatus Haplochromis welcommei Haplochromis wingatii Haplochromis worthingtoni Haplochromis xenognathus †Haplochromis xenostoma
Haplochromis sp. nov. 'backflash cryptodon' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'black cryptodon' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'Kyoga flameback' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'long snout' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'parvidens-like' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'Rusinga oral sheller' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'rainbow sheller' Haplochromis sp. nov. 'small obesoid'