After Froese & Pauly, 2001 [“The FishBase”]

<==o Serranochromis [19 species]
   |-- S. altus Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1991
   |-- S. angusticeps (Boulenger, 1907) (Thinface cichlid)
   |-- S. carlottae (Boulenger, 1905) (Rainbow happy)
   |-- S. codringtonii (Boulenger, 1908) (Green happy)
   |-- S. coulteri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Cunene happy)
   |-- S. giardi (Pellegrin, 1903) (Pink happy)
   |-- S. gracilis Greenwood, 1984 (Slender happy)
   |-- S. greenwoodi (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Greenwood's happy)
   |-- S. janus Trewavas, 1964
   |-- S. longimanus (Boulenger, 1911) (Longfin largemouth)
   |-- S. macrocephalus (Boulenger, 1899) (Purpleface largemouth)
   |-- S. mellandi (Boulenger, 1905) (Snaileater)
   |-- S. meridianus Jubb, 1967 (Lowveld largemouth)
   |-- S. mortimeri (Bell-Cross, 1975) (Mortimer's happy)
   |--o S. robustus
   |  |-- S. r. jallae (Boulenger, 1896) (Nembwe)
   |  `-- S. r. robustus (Günther, 1864) (Yellow-belly bream)
   |-- S. spei Trewavas, 1964
   |-- S. stappersi Trewavas, 1964
   |-- S. thumbergi (Castelnau, 1861) (Brownspot largemouth)
   `-- S. thysi (Poll, 1967)

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