n = 23
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thoracochromis albertianus | (Regan, 1929) | Haplochromis albertianus | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis albolabris | (Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969) | Thoracochromis albolabris | Cichlidae | Thicklipped happy |
| Thoracochromis albolabrus | (Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969) | Thoracochromis albolabris | Cichlidae | Thicklipped happy |
| Thoracochromis avium | (Regan, 1929) | Haplochromis avium | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis bakongo | (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1964) | Thoracochromis bakongo | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis brauschi | (Poll & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1965) | Thoracochromis brauschi | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis bullatus | (Trewavas, 1938) | Haplochromis bullatus | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis buysi | (Penrith, 1970) | Thoracochromis buysi | Cichlidae | Namib happy |
| Thoracochromis callichromus | (Poll, 1948) | Thoracochromis callichromus | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis demeusii | (Boulenger, 1899) | Thoracochromis demeusii | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis fasciatus | (Perugia, 1892) | Thoracochromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis loati | (Greenwood, 1971) | Haplochromis loati | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis lucullae | (Boulenger, 1913) | Thoracochromis lucullae | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis macconneli | (Greenwood, 1974) | Haplochromis macconneli | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis mahagiensis | (David & Poll, 1937) | Haplochromis mahagiensis | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis moeruensis | (Boulenger, 1899) | Thoracochromis moeruensis | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis petronius | (Greenwood, 1973) | Haplochromis pharyngalis | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis pharyngalis | (Poll & Damas, 1939) | Haplochromis pharyngalis | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis rudolfianus | (Trewavas, 1933) | Haplochromis rudolfianus | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis schwetzi | (Poll, 1967) | Thoracochromis schwetzi | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis stigmatogenys | (Boulenger, 1913) | Thoracochromis stigmatogenys | Cichlidae | |
| Thoracochromis turkanae | (Greenwood, 1974) | Haplochromis turkanae | Cichlidae | Turkana haplo |
| Thoracochromis wingatii | (Boulenger, 1902) | Thoracochromis wingatii | Cichlidae |