Considéré comme synonyme junior de Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
- Teugels, Guy G & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. "Tilapia". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 482-508 (crc00048)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia druryi:
ZooBank:21CC044A-B64D-4165-8742-21CE4ABA12DF.
- Gilchrist, J.D.F. & W.W. Thompson. 1917. "The freshwater fishes of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. 11:t 6:321-575 (crc01030)