Uznawany jako synonim Oreochromis andersonii (Castelnau, 1861)
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Oryginalny opis jako Tilapia kafuensis:
ZooBank:F7980A04-2EED-41D9-AF25-BF0C53EA5E36.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1912. "Descriptions of three new African cichlid fishes of the genus Tilapia, preserved in the British Museum". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Series 8)10(55):138-140 (crc01654)