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Đến năm 2013, họ này có 221 chi được công nhận bởi FishBase:
Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard 2010
Acarichthys Eigenmann 1912
Acaronia Myers 1940
Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray 1894
Allochromis Greenwood 1980
Alticorpus Stauffer & McKaye 1988
Altolamprologus Poll 1986
Amatitlania Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859
Andinoacara Musilova, Z., Rican, O. & Novak, J., 2009
Anomalochromis Greenwood 1985
Apistogramma Regan 1913
Apistogrammoides Meinken 1965
Archocentrus Gill 1877
Aristochromis Trewavas, 1935
Astatoreochromis Pellegrin 1904
Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904
Astronotus Swainson 1839
Aulonocara Regan 1922
Aulonocranus Regan 1920
Australoheros Rican & Kullander 2006
Baileychromis Poll 1986
Bathybates Boulenger 1898
Benitochromis Lamboj 2001
Benthochromis Poll 1986
Biotodoma Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Biotoecus Eigenmann & Kennedy 1903
Boulengerochromis Pellegrin 1904
Buccochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Bujurquina Kullander 1986
Callochromis Regan 1920
Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Caquetaia Fowler 1945
Cardiopharynx Poll 1942
Chaetobranchopsis Steindachner, 1875
Chaetobranchus Heckel, 1840
Chalinochromis Poll 1974
Champsochromis Boulenger 1915
Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Chetia Trewavas 1961
Chilochromis Boulenger 1902
Chilotilapia Boulenger 1908
Chromidotilapia Boulenger 1898
Cichla Bloch & Schneider 1801
Cichlasoma Swainson 1839
Cleithracara Kullander & Nijssen 1989
Congochromis Stiassny & Schliewen 2007
Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Corematodus Boulenger 1897
Crenicara Steindachner 1875
Crenicichla Heckel 1840
Cryptoheros Allgayer 2001
Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893
Ctenopharynx Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Cunningtonia Boulenger 1906
Cyathochromis Trewavas 1935
Cyathopharynx Regan 1920
Cyclopharynx Poll 1948
Cynotilapia Regan 1922
Cyphotilapia Regan 1920
Cyprichromis Scheuermann 1977
Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902
Danakilia Thys van den Audenaerde 1969
Dicrossus Steindachner 1875
Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Diplotaxodon Trewavas 1935
Divandu Lamboj & Snoeks 2000
Docimodus Boulenger 1897
Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Ectodus Boulenger 1898
Eretmodus Boulenger 1898
Etia Schliewen & Stiassny 2003
Etroplus Cuvier 1830
Exochochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Fossorochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980
Genyochromis Trewavas 1935
Geophagus Heckel 1840
Gephyrochromis Boulenger 1901
Gnathochromis Poll 1981
Gobiocichla Kanazawa 1951
Grammatotria Boulenger 1899
Greenwoodochromis Poll 1983
Guianacara Kullander & Nijssen 1989
Gymnogeophagus Miranda Ribeiro 1918
Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888
Haplotaxodon Boulenger 1906
Hemibates Regan 1920
Hemichromis Peters 1857
Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Hemitilapia Boulenger 1902
Herichthys Baird & Girard 1854
Heroina Kullander, 1996
Heros Heckel, 1840
Heterochromis Regan 1922
Hoplarchus Kaup,1860
Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888
Hypselecara Kullander 1986
Hypsophrys Agassiz 1859
Interochromis Yamaoka, Hori & Kuwamura 1988
Iodotropheus Oliver & Loiselle 1972
Iranocichla Coad 1982
IvanacaraRomer & Hahn 2006
Julidochromis Boulenger 1898
Katria Stiassny & Sparks 2006
Konia Trewavas 1972
Krobia Kullander & Nijssen 1989
Labeotropheus Ahl 1926
Labidochromis Trewavas 1935
Labrochromis Greenwood 1980
Laetacara Kullander 1986
Lamprologus Schilthuis 1891
Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin 1904
Lestradea Poll 1943
Lethrinops Regan 1922
Lichnochromis Trewavas 1935
Limbochromis Greenwood 1987
Limnochromis Regan 1920
Limnotilapia Regan 1920
Lipochromis Greenwood 1980
Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998
Lobochilotes Boulenger 1915
Macropleurodus Regan 1922
Maylandia Meyer & Foerster 1984
(xem thêm Metriaclima)
Mazarunia Kullander 1990
Mbipia Lippitsch & Seehausen 1998
Mchenga Stauffer & Konings, 2006
Melanochromis Trewavas, 1935
Mesonauta Günther, 1862
Microchromis Johnson 1975
Mikrogeophagus Meulengracht-Madson 1968
Myaka Trewavas 1972
Mylacochromis Greenwood 1980
Mylochromis Regan 1920
Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Nandopsis Gill, 1862
Nannacara Regan 1905
Nanochromis Pellegrin 1904
Neochromis Regan 1920
Neolamprologus Colombe & Allgayer 1985
Nimbochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Ophthalmotilapia Pellegrin 1904
Oreochromis Günther 1889
Orthochromis Greenwood 1954
Otopharynx Regan 1920
Oxylapia Kiener & Maugé 1966
Pallidochromis Turner 1994
Parachromis Agassiz 1859
Paracyprichromis Poll 1986
Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956
Parananochromis Greenwood 1987
Paraneetroplus Regan 1905
Paratilapia Bleeker, 1868
Paretroplus Bleeker, 1868
Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894
Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde 1968
Perissodus Boulenger 1898
Petenia Günther, 1862
Petrochromis Boulenger 1898
Petrotilapia Trewavas 1935
Pharyngochromis Greenwood 1979
Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Platytaeniodus Boulenger 1906
Plecodus Boulenger 1898
Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934
Pseudosimochromis Nelissen 1977
Pseudotropheus Regan 1922
Pterochromis Trewavas 1973
Pterophyllum Heckel 1840
Ptychochromis Steindachner 1880
Ptychochromoides Kiener & Mauge 1966
Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998
Pungu Trewavas 1972
Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980
Reganochromis Whitley 1929
Retroculus Eigenmann & Bray 1894
Rhamphochromis Regan 1922
Rocio Schmitter-Soto, 2007
Sargochromis Regan 1920
Sarotherodon Rppell 1852
Satanoperca Günther, 1862
Schubotzia Boulenger 1914
Schwetzochromis Poll 1948
Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Serranochromis Regan 1920
Simochromis Boulenger 1898
Spathodus Boulenger 1900
Steatocranus Boulenger 1899
Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Stomatepia Trewavas 1962
Symphysodon Heckel 1840
Taeniacara Myers 1935
Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Tahuantinsuyoa Kullander 1991
Tangachromis Poll 1981
Tanganicodus Poll 1950
Teleocichla Kullander 1988
Teleogramma Boulenger 1899
Telmatochromis Boulenger 1898
Theraps Günther, 1862
Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979
Thorichthys Meek 1904
Thysochromis Daget 1988
Tilapia Smith, 1840 Coi thêm: Tilapiine cichlids
Tomocichla Regan 1908
Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Trematocara Boulenger 1899
Trematocranus Trewavas 1935
Triglachromis Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde 1974
Tristramella Trewavas 1942
Tropheus Boulenger 1898
Tylochromis Regan 1920
Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989
Uaru Heckel 1840
Variabilichromis Colombe & Allgayer 1985
Vieja Fernandez-Yepez 1969
Xenochromis Boulenger 1899
Xenotilapia Boulenger 1899
Yssichromis Greenwood 1980