Considéré comme synonyme junior de Tyrannochromis macrostoma (Regan, 1922)
- Konings, Ad. 1990. "Ad Konings's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Malawi". TFH Publications. 496 (crc01893)
Décrit initialement sous Haplochromis polyodon:
ZooBank:A2A82B17-748F-4D8A-892C-EAA026852C43.
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1935. "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10:65-118 (crc00118)