Considéré comme synonyme junior de Pharyngochromis acuticeps (Steindachner, 1866)
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1992. "A revision and redescription of the monotypic cichlid genus Pharyngochromis (Teleostei, Labroidei)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. v. 58 (no. 1); pp. 37-52 (crc01701)
Décrit initialement sous Pelmatochromis darlingi:
ZooBank:285D1087-3F3F-47D9-9525-2BB66EC3D98C.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1911. "Description of a new cichlid fish from Mashonaland". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Vol. 7 (Ser. 8) p. 377 (crc00951)