Original description as Hemichromis intermedius:
ZooBank:15587F1A-0545-40C9-A74B-B526AEA78B8F.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1864. "Report on a collection of reptiles and fishes made by Dr. Kirk in the Zambesi and Nyassa regions". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (pt 2):303-314 (crc00091)
Conservation: Ctenopharynx intermedius is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006). Since it inhabits the somewhat deeper regions it is mostly beyond the reach of seine nets.