最初描述为 Paratilapia codringtonii:
ZooBank:B218BC14-C1DC-4929-9F7F-05B1D8541166.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1908. "Diagnoses of new fishes from the Upper Zambesi". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser8):2:12:492-495 (crc01169)
同种异名 (1):
- Tilapia woosnami Boulenger, 1911, 标本产地来自于 Okovango River, Lake Ngami basin, Bechuanaland [Botswana].. 鉴定者: Skelton & Teugels, 1991
- Paratilapia marginata Gilchrist & Thompson , 1917, 标本产地来自于 Lialui, Upper Zambezi River, South Africa. 鉴定者: Skelton & Teugels, 1991
保育: Sargochromis codringtonii 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2007).