Children (42 direct children, 718 direct and indirect children):
Ectodini
Tilapiini
(tree size 98)
Tilapiine cichlid
Limnochromini
Lamprologini
(tree size 83)
Bathybatini
Tropheini
(tree size 8)
Haplochromine
(tree size 370)
Haplochromini
Cyprichromini
Chromidotilapiini
(tree size 11)
Eretmodini
Hemibates
(tree size 2)
Metriaclima
(tree size 37)
Pungu
(tree size 1)
Hemichromini
(tree size 2)
Perissodini
Tropheops
(tree size 11)
Chilotilapia
(tree size 2)
Bream
Gobiocichlini
Heterotilapia
(tree size 2)
Oreochromini
Pelmatolapia
(tree size 5)
Enigmatochromis
(tree size 1)
Mahengechromis
Coptodonini
(tree size 33)
Heterotilapiini
Coelotilapia
(tree size 1)
Coelotilapiini
Steatocranini
Pelmatolapiini
Tylochromini
Kalyptochromis
Macfadyena
Nderechromis
Palaeofulu
Etiini
Benthochromini
Boulengerochromini
Cyphotilapiini
(tree size 3)
Leptochromis
(tree size 2)
Haligenes
(tree size 2)
Melanogenes
Neotilapia
(tree size 2)