最初命名為 Hemichromis subocellatus:
ZooBank:4F386782-B240-4449-82E4-D7142BDFD9F6.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1872. "Report on several collections of fishes recently obtained for the British Museum". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1871, pp:652-675 (crc00040)
保育: Pelvicachromis subocellatus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (DD) 資料缺乏 (2010).