- Abactochromis Oliver & Arnegard, 2010
- Allochromis Greenwood, 1980
- Alticorpus (Stauffer & McKaye, 1985)
- Altolamprologus Poll, 1986
- Anomalochromis Greenwood, 1985
- Aristochromis Trewavas, 1935
- Asprotilapia Boulenger, 1901
- Astatoreochromis Pellegrin 1904
- Astatotilapia Pellegrin, 1904
- Aulonocara Regan, 1922
- Aulonocranus Regan, 1920
- Callochromis Regan, 1920
- Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Cardiopharynx Poll, 1942
- Chalinochromis Poll, 1974
- Champsochromis Boulenger, 1915
- Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Chetia Trewavas, 1961
- Chilochromis Boulenger, 1902
- Chilotilapia Boulenger, 1908
- Chindongo Li, Konings, Stauffer, 2016
- Chromidotilapia Boulenger, 1898
- Coelotilapia Dunz & Schliewen, 2013
- Congochromis Stiassny & Schliewen, 2007
- Congolapia Dunz, Vreven & Schliewen, 2012
- Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Coptodon Gervais, 1853
- Corematodus Boulenger, 1896
- Ctenochromis Preffer, 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
- ex-Lamprologus
- Labeotropheus Ahl, 1926
- Labidochromis Trewavas, 1935
- Lamprologus Schilthuis, 1890
- Lepidiolamprologus Pellegrin, 1904
- Lestradea Poll, 1943
- Lethrinops Regan, 1922
- Lichnochromis Trewavas, 1935
- Limbochromis Greenwood, 1987
- Limnochromis Regan, 1920
- Limnotilapia Regan, 1920
- Lithochromis Lippitsch & Seehausen, 1998
- Lobochilotes Boulenger, 1915
- Lufubuchromis Schedel, Kupriyanov, Katongo & Schliewen, 2020
- Paleolamprologus Colombe & Allgayer, 1985
- Pallidochromis Turner, 1994
- Paracyprichromis Poll, 1986
- Paragobiocichla Schliewen & Weiss, 2019
- Paralabidochromis Greenwood, 1956
- Parananochromis Greenwood, 1987
- Pelmatochromis Steindachner, 1895
- Pelmatolapia Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
- Pelvicachromis Thys van den Audenaerde, 1968
- Perissodus Boulenger, 1898
- Petrochromis Boulenger, 1898
- Petrotilapia Trewavas, 1935
- Pharyngochromis Greenwood, 1979
- Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Platytaeniodus Boulenger, 1906
- Prognathochromis Greenwood, 1980
- Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Psammochromis Greenwood, 1980
- Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler, 1934
- Pseudosimochromis Neilissen, 1977
- Pseudotropheus Regan, 1922
- Pterochromis Trewavas, 1973
- Ptyochromis Greenwood, 1980
- Pundamilia Seehausen & Lippitsch 1998
- Pungu Trewavas, 1972
- Pyxichromis Greenwood, 1980
- Sargochromis Regan, 1920
- Sarotherodon Rüppell, 1852
- 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
- Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Tangachromis Poll, 1981
- Tanganicodus Poll, 1950
- Teleogramma Boulenger, 1899
- Telmatochromis Boulenger, 1898
- Thoracochromis Greenwood, 1979
- Thysochromis Daget, 1988
- Tilapia Smith, 1840
- Tramitichromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- Trematocara Boulenger, 1899
- Trematochromis Poll, 1987
- Trematocranus Trewavas, 1935
- Triglachromis Poll & Thys, 1974
- Tristramella Trewavas, 1942
- Tropheops Trewavas, 1984
- Tropheus Boulenger, 1898
- Tylochromis Regan, 1920
- Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989