Original description as Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) jentinki:
ZooBank:A6596229-2129-4BA7-AEA7-E19E4EEA1CC1.
- Steindachner, Franz. 1894. "Die Fische Liberia's". Notes from the Leyden Museum. 16:1-2:note 1:1-96 (crc01055)
Conservation: Tylochromis jentinki is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).