最初命名為 Haplochromis quadrimaculatus:
ZooBank:613ABCF6-4A1F-4606-B845-52EB88C51DB3.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (pt 4) n. 36; pp. 675-727 (crc00066)
保育: Copadichromis quadrimaculatus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2006).