n = 46
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemichromis thomasi | (Boulenger, 1915) | Anomalochromis thomasi | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis bloyeti | Sauvage, 1883 | Astatotilapia bloyeti | Cichlidae | Bloyet's haplo |
| Hemichromis tersquamatus | Günther, 1899 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Hemichromis guentheri | Sauvage, 1882 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Hemichromis voltae | Steindachner, 1887 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Hemichromis guntheri | Sauvage, 1882 | Chromidotilapia guntheri | Cichlidae | Guenther's mouthbrooder |
| Hemichromis intermedius | Günther, 1864 | Ctenopharynx intermedius | Cichlidae | Blackspot climbing perch |
| Hemichromis afer | Günther, 1894 | Cynotilapia afra | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis dimidiatus | Günther, 1864 | Dimidiochromis dimidiatus | Cichlidae | Ncheni type haplochromis |
| Hemichromis cavifrons | (Hilgendorf, 1888) | Haplochromis cavifrons | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis gigliolii | Pfeffer, 1896 | Haplochromis gigliolii | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis longirostris | (Hilgendorf, 1888) | Haplochromis longirostris | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis retrodens | (Hilgendorf, 1888) | Haplochromis retrodens | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis serranus | Pfeffer, 1896 | Haplochromis serranus | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis angolae | Steindachner, 1865 | Hemichromis angolensis | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis angolensis | Steindachner, 1865 | Hemichromis angolensis | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis camerounensis | Bitja-Nyom, Agnèse, Pariselle, Bilong-Bilong, Gilles & Snoeks, 2021 | Hemichromis camerounensis | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis auritus | Gill, 1862 | Hemichromis elongatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewel cichlid |
| Hemichromis elongatus | (Guichenot, 1861) | Hemichromis elongatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewel cichlid |
| Hemichromis desguezii | Rochebrune, 1880 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewelfish |
| Hemichromis fasciatus | Peters, 1857 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewelfish |
| Hemichromis frempongi | Loiselle, 1979 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewelfish |
| Hemichromis leiguardii | de Brito Capello, 1873 | Hemichromis fasciatus | Cichlidae | Banded jewelfish |
| Hemichromis livingstonii | Günther, 1894 | Nimbochromis livingstonii | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis schwebischi | Sauvage, 1884 | Oreochromis schwebischi | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis subocellatus | Günther, 1872 | Pelvicachromis subocellatus | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis longiceps | Günther, 1864 | Rhamphochromis longiceps | Cichlidae | Tigerfish |
| Hemichromis bimaculatus | Gill, 1862 | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | Cichlidae | Jewelfish |
| Hemichromis cristatus | Loiselle, 1979 | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | Cichlidae | Jewelfish |
| Hemichromis fugax | Payne & Trewavas, 1976 | Rubricatochromis bimaculatus | Cichlidae | Jewelfish |
| Hemichromis cerasogaster | (Boulenger, 1899) | Rubricatochromis cerasogaster | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis exsul | (Trewavas, 1933) | Rubricatochromis exsul | Cichlidae | Turkana jewel cichlid |
| Hemichromis guttatus | Günther, 1862 | Rubricatochromis guttatus | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis letourneuxi | Sauvage, 1880 | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | Cichlidae | Jewel fish |
| Hemichromis rolandi | Sauvage, 1881 | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | Cichlidae | Jewel fish |
| Hemichromis letourneauxi | Sauvage, 1880 | Rubricatochromis letourneuxi | Cichlidae | Jewel fish |
| Hemichromis lifalili | Loiselle, 1979 | Rubricatochromis lifalili | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis paynei | Loiselle, 1979 | Rubricatochromis paynei | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis bimaculatus saharae | Sauvage, 1880 | Rubricatochromis saharae | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis saharae | Sauvage, 1880 | Rubricatochromis saharae | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis stellifer | Loiselle, 1979 | Rubricatochromis stellifer | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis frederici | (Castelnau, 1861) | Sargochromis greenwoodi | Cichlidae | Greenwood's happy |
| Hemichromis jallae | Boulenger, 1896 | Serranochromis jallae | Cichlidae | Nembwe |
| Hemichromis robustus | Günther, 1864 | Serranochromis robustus | Cichlidae | Yellow-belly bream |
| Hemichromis modestus | Günther, 1894 | Stigmatochromis modestus | Cichlidae | |
| Hemichromis sacra | Günther, 1865 | Tristramella sacra | Cichlidae |