Original description as Telmatochromis brichardi:
ZooBank:6CA13F2C-221D-4C04-8784-E50FB7713824.
- Louisy, P.. 1989. "Description de Telmatochromis brichardi (Pisces, Cichlidae, Lamprologini), espèce nouvelle du lac Tanganyika". Revue française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie. 15(3):80 (crc00234)
Conservation: Telmatochromis brichardi is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.