Considéré comme synonyme junior de Tilapia sparrmanii Smith, 1840
- Stiassny, Melanie. 1991. "Tylochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). pp. 482-508 (crc00993)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia fouloni:
ZooBank:087E9407-27DC-46C0-BD7A-1287CCE8AE51.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1905. "On a collection of fishes from Lake Bangwelo". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 7); pp. 642-647 (crc01397)