最初描述为 Lethrinops macracanthus:
ZooBank:96138792-B1A9-4683-9FA2-7439587C7C5D.
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1931. "A revision of the cichlid fishes of the genus Lethrinops Regan". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10:7:133-152 (crc00999)
保育: Lethrinops macracanthus 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 (EN) 濒危(Endangered) (2006).