| No. | Valid Name | Author | English Name |
| 1. | Tropheus annectens | Boulenger, 1900 | |
| 2. | Tropheus brichardi | Nelissen & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1975 | |
| 3. | Tropheus duboisi | Marlier, 1959 | |
| 4. | Tropheus kasabae | Nelissen, 1977 | |
| 5. | Tropheus moorii | Boulenger, 1898 | Blunthead cichlid |
| 6. | Tropheus polli | Axelrod, 1977 |