Ein jüngeres Synonym von Oreochromis spilurus (Günther, 1894)
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn & G.G. Teugels. 1991. "Danakilia, Oreochromis, Sarotherodon". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 75307-346:425-437 (crc00998)
Erstbeschreibung als Tilapia nyirica:
ZooBank:33295892-BD46-4964-8AC9-4826C146AF61.
- Lönnberg, Einar. 1911. "Fishes collected by the Swedish zoological expedition to British East Africa 1911". Svenska vetenskaps-akademiens handlingar. 47(6):37-41 (crc01658)