n = 135
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cyrtocara ahli | (Trewavas, 1935) | Sciaenochromis ahli | Cichlidae | Electric blue hap |
| Cyrtocara anaphyrmus | (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | Mylochromis anaphyrmus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara annectens | Regan, 1922 | Protomelas annectens | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara argyrosoma | (Regan, 1922) | Otopharynx argyrosoma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara atritaeniata | (Regan, 1922) | Buccochromis atritaeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara auromarginata | (Boulenger, 1908) | Otopharynx auromarginatus | Cichlidae | Golden-margined hap |
| Cyrtocara balteata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis balteatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara boadzulu | (Iles, 1960) | Nyassachromis boadzulu | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara borleyi | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis borleyi | Cichlidae | Haplochromis borleyi redfin |
| Cyrtocara breviceps | (Regan, 1922) | Nyassachromis breviceps | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara caerulea | (Boulenger, 1908) | Champsochromis caeruleus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara caeruleus | (Boulenger, 1908) | Champsochromis caeruleus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara chrysogaster | (Trewavas, 1935) | Naevochromis chrysogaster | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara chrysonota | (Boulenger, 1908) | Copadichromis chrysonotus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara chrysonotus | (Boulenger, 1908) | Copadichromis chrysonotus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara compressiceps | (Boulenger, 1908) | Dimidiochromis compressiceps | Cichlidae | Malawi eyebiter |
| Cyrtocara cyanea | (Trewavas, 1935) | Copadichromis cyaneus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara decora | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx decorus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara dimidiata | (Günther, 1864) | Dimidiochromis dimidiatus | Cichlidae | Ncheni type haplochromis |
| Cyrtocara electra | (Burgess, 1979) | Placidochromis electra | Cichlidae | Deep-water hap |
| Cyrtocara epichorialis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis epichorialis | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara ericotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis ericotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara euchila | (Trewavas, 1935) | Cheilochromis euchilus | Cichlidae | Malawi thick lip |
| Cyrtocara euchilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Cheilochromis euchilus | Cichlidae | Malawi thick lip |
| Cyrtocara eucinostoma | (Regan, 1922) | Mchenga eucinostomus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara eucinostomus | (Regan, 1922) | Mchenga eucinostomus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara fenestrata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas fenestratus | Cichlidae | Fenestratus |
| Cyrtocara fenestratus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas fenestratus | Cichlidae | Fenestratus |
| Cyrtocara festiva | (Trewavas, 1935) | Eclectochromis ornatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara festivus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Eclectochromis ornatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara flavimanus | (Iles, 1960) | Mchenga flavimanus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara formosa | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis formosus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara fuscotaeniata | (Regan, 1922) | Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus | Cichlidae | Fuscotaeniatus |
| Cyrtocara fuscotaeniatus | (Regan, 1922) | Nimbochromis fuscotaeniatus | Cichlidae | Fuscotaeniatus |
| Cyrtocara gracilis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis gracilis | Cichlidae | Haplochromis torpedo stripe |
| Cyrtocara guentheri | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis guentheri | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara hennydaviesi | (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | Placidochromis hennydaviesae | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara heterodon | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx heterodon | Cichlidae | Royal blue hap |
| Cyrtocara heterotaenia | (Trewavas, 1935) | Buccochromis heterotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara holotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Taeniochromis holotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara incola | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis incola | Cichlidae | Golden mola hap |
| Cyrtocara inornata | (Boulenger, 1908) | Mchenga inornata | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara insignis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas insignis | Cichlidae | One-and-a-half-stripe hap |
| Cyrtocara intermedia | (Günther, 1864) | Ctenopharynx intermedius | Cichlidae | Blackspot climbing perch |
| Cyrtocara intermedius | (Günther, 1864) | Ctenopharynx intermedius | Cichlidae | Blackspot climbing perch |
| Cyrtocara jacksoni | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis jacksoni | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara johnstoni | (Günther, 1894) | Placidochromis johnstoni | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara johnstonii | (Günther, 1894) | Placidochromis johnstoni | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara kirkii | (Günther, 1894) | Protomelas kirkii | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara kiwinge | (Ahl, 1926) | Dimidiochromis kiwinge | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara labidodon | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis labidodon | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara labifer | (Trewavas, 1935) | Trematocranus labifer | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara labridens | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas labridens | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara labrosa | (Trewavas, 1935) | Abactochromis labrosus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara lateristriga | (Günther, 1864) | Mylochromis lateristriga | Cichlidae | Basket hap |
| Cyrtocara lepturus | (Regan, 1922) | Buccochromis lepturus | Cichlidae | Slender tail hap |
| Cyrtocara leucisca | (Regan, 1922) | Nyassachromis leuciscus | Cichlidae | Small green utaka |
| Cyrtocara leuciscus | (Regan, 1922) | Nyassachromis leuciscus | Cichlidae | Small green utaka |
| Cyrtocara liemi | McKaye & Mackenzie, 1982 | Caprichromis liemi | Cichlidae | Happy |
| Cyrtocara likomae | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis likomae | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara linni | (Burgess & Axelrod, 1975) | Nimbochromis linni | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara livingstonii | (Günther, 1894) | Nimbochromis livingstonii | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara lobochilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Eclectochromis lobochilus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara longimanus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Placidochromis longimanus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara macrocleithrum | Stauffer & McKaye, 1985 | Alticorpus macrocleithrum | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara macrostoma | (Regan, 1922) | Tyrannochromis macrostoma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara maculiceps | (Ahl, 1927) | Tyrannochromis maculiceps | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara maculimanus | (Regan, 1922) | Nimbochromis polystigma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara marginata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara marginata marginata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara marginata vuae | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara melanonotus | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis melanonotus | Cichlidae | Haplochromis yellow black line |
| Cyrtocara melanotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis melanotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara microcephalus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nyassachromis microcephalus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara mloto | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis mloto | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara modesta | (Günther, 1894) | Stigmatochromis modestus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara mola | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis mola | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara mollis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis mollis | Cichlidae | Softy hap |
| Cyrtocara moorei | Boulenger, 1902 | Cyrtocara moorii | Cichlidae | Hump-head |
| Cyrtocara moori | Boulenger, 1902 | Cyrtocara moorii | Cichlidae | Hump-head |
| Cyrtocara moorii | Boulenger, 1902 | Cyrtocara moorii | Cichlidae | Hump-head |
| Cyrtocara nigritaeniata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nyassachromis nigritaeniatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara nitida | (Trewavas, 1935) | Ctenopharynx nitidus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara nitidus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Ctenopharynx nitidus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara nkatae | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis nkatae | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara nototaenia | (Boulenger, 1902) | Buccochromis nototaenia | Cichlidae | Stripeback hap |
| Cyrtocara obtusa | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis obtusus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara oculata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Buccochromis oculatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara ornata | (Regan, 1922) | Eclectochromis ornatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara orthognathus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Caprichromis orthognathus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara ovata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx ovatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara ovatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx ovatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pardalis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nimbochromis polystigma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara phenochilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Placidochromis phenochilus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pholidophorus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Stigmatochromis pholidophorus | Cichlidae | Candle hap |
| Cyrtocara picta | (Trewavas, 1935) | Ctenopharynx pictus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pictus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Ctenopharynx pictus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara placodon | (Regan, 1922) | Trematocranus placodon | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara plagiostoma | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis plagiotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara plagiotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis plagiotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pleurospilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Stigmatochromis pleurospilus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pleurostigmoides | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis pleurostigmoides | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara pleurotaenia | (Boulenger, 1901) | Protomelas pleurotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara polyodon | (Trewavas, 1935) | Tyrannochromis polyodon | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara polystigma | (Regan, 1922) | Nimbochromis polystigma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara prostoma | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nyassachromis prostoma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara purpurans | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nyassachromis purpurans | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara quadrimaculata | (Regan, 1922) | Copadichromis quadrimaculatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara rhoadesii | (Boulenger, 1908) | Buccochromis rhoadesii | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara rostrata | (Boulenger, 1899) | Fossorochromis rostratus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara selenura | (Regan, 1922) | Otopharynx selenurus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara semipalatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis semipalatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara serena | (Trewavas, 1935) | Nyassachromis serenus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara similis | (Regan, 1922) | Protomelas similis | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara speciosa | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx speciosus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara spectabilis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Buccochromis spectabilis | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara sphaerodon | (Regan, 1922) | Mylochromis sphaerodon | Cichlidae | Roundtooth hap |
| Cyrtocara spilonotus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas spilonotus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara spilopterus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas spilopterus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara spilorhyncha | (Regan, 1922) | Champsochromis spilorhynchus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara spilorhynchus | (Regan, 1922) | Champsochromis spilorhynchus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara spilostichus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Mylochromis spilostichus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara strigata | (Regan, 1922) | Dimidiochromis strigatus | Cichlidae | Haplochromis sunset |
| Cyrtocara subocularis | (Günther, 1894) | Placidochromis subocularis | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara taeniolata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas taeniolatus | Cichlidae | Spindle hap |
| Cyrtocara taeniolatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas taeniolatus | Cichlidae | Spindle hap |
| Cyrtocara tetraspilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Otopharynx tetraspilus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara tetrastigma | (Günther, 1894) | Otopharynx tetrastigma | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara triaenodon | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas triaenodon | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara trimaculata | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis trimaculatus | Cichlidae | Verduya's hap |
| Cyrtocara urotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara venusta | (Boulenger, 1908) | Nimbochromis venustus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara virgata | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas virgatus | Cichlidae | |
| Cyrtocara virginalis | (Iles, 1960) | Copadichromis virginalis | Cichlidae | Lake Malawi utaka |
| Cyrtocara woodi | (Regan, 1922) | Stigmatochromis woodi | Cichlidae |