| Acara Heckel, 1840 |
| Acara bartoni Bean, 1892 |
| Acara rectangularis Steindachner, 1864 |
| Aequidens Eigenmann & Bray, 1894 |
| Aequidens rivulatus (Günther, 1860) |
| Altolamprologus Poll, 1986 |
| Altolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898) |
| Amatitlania Schmitter-Soto, 2007 |
| Amatitlania nigrofasciata (Günther, 1867) |
| Amphilophus Agassiz, 1859 |
| Amphilophus citrinellus (Günther, 1864) |
| Amphilophus istlanus (Jordan & Snyder, 1899) |
| Amphilophus macracanthus (Günther, 1864) |
| Amphilophus nourissati (Allgayer, 1989) |
| Amphilophus robertsoni (Regan, 1905) |
| Amphilophus trimaculatus (Günther, 1867) |
| Andinoacara Musilová, Rícan & Novák, 2009 |
| Andinoacara rivulatus (Günther, 1860) |
| Apistogramma Regan, 1913 |
| Apistogramma macmasteri Kullander, 1979 |