Considered a synonym of Rubricatochromis letourneuxi (Sauvage, 1880)
- Daget , Jacques & J.P Grosse, G.G. Teugels, D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde. 1991. "Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). IV, i-xii + 1-740 (crc00700)
Original description as Hemichromis saharae:
ZooBank:A77B2467-1189-4CFD-A89A-D8F4C53D3A14.
- Sauvage, Henri Émile. 1880. "Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'histoire naturelle. V. 4". Bulletin de la Société Philomathique de Paris. [Series 7]4:220-228 (crc01188)