Référence originale dans:
- Seehausen, Ole. 1996. "Lake Victoria Rock Cichlids: Taxonomy, Ecology, and Distribution". Verduyn Cichlids (crc00686)
Conservation: Haplochromis sp. 'red back scraper' n\'est pas évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste rouge des espèces menacées. This species was only collected once. This included one holding female. All Haplochromis sp. 'red back scraper' in our aquariums today are descendants from this one collection. Unfortunately, this colorful little haplochromine has not been seen in the wild since and is now thought to be extinct.