Original description as Haplochromis niloticus:
ZooBank:2692B3CF-7D29-4285-8138-FF70EDCBE05F.
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1960. "A Revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis Species (Pisces, Cichlidae), part IV". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. v. 6; n. 4; pp. 227-281 (crc01037)
Synonyms (1):
- Tilapia bayoni Boulenger, 1911, with type locality at Kakindu, Victoria Nile, Uganda. Determiner: Greenwood, 1960
Conservation: Haplochromis niloticus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2010).