n = 24
| Scientific Name | Author | Valid Name | Family | English Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Protomelas annectens | (Regan, 1922) | Protomelas annectens | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas dejunctus | Stauffer, 1993 | Protomelas dejunctus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas dejunctus taeniolatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas taeniolatus | Cichlidae | Spindle hap |
| Protomelas fenestratus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas fenestratus | Cichlidae | Fenestratus |
| Protomelas fenustratus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas fenestratus | Cichlidae | Fenestratus |
| Protomelas insignis | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas insignis | Cichlidae | One-and-a-half-stripe hap |
| Protomelas kirkii | (Günther, 1894) | Protomelas kirkii | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas krampus | Dierickx & Snoeks, 2020 | Protomelas krampus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas labridens | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas labridens | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas lobochilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Eclectochromis lobochilus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas macrodon | Eccles, 1989 | Protomelas macrodon | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas marginatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas marginatus marginatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas marginatus vuae | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas marginatus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas ornatus | (Regan, 1922) | Eclectochromis ornatus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas phenochilus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Placidochromis phenochilus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas pleurotaenia | (Boulenger, 1901) | Protomelas pleurotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas similis | (Regan, 1922) | Protomelas similis | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas spilonotus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas spilonotus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas spilopterus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas spilopterus | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas taeniolatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas taeniolatus | Cichlidae | Spindle hap |
| Protomelas triaenodon | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas triaenodon | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas urotaenia | (Regan, 1922) | Hemitaeniochromis urotaenia | Cichlidae | |
| Protomelas virgatus | (Trewavas, 1935) | Protomelas virgatus | Cichlidae |