Considéré comme synonyme junior de Thysochromis ansorgii (Boulenger, 1901)
- Daget , Jacques & J.-P Grosse, G. G. Teugels, D. F. E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. "Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). pp. i-xii + 1-740 (crc00700)
Décrit initialement sous Pelmatochromis arnoldi:
ZooBank:0ED13BD5-6140-49F6-A324-CA8B96742F9D.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1912. "Description of a new cichlid fish from the Lower Niger". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8) v. 10; n. 56; p. 263 (crc01019)