最初命名為 Haplochromis macconneli:
ZooBank:61512B18-EA65-4A69-923B-568041D8F047.
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1974. "The Haplochromis species (Pisces: Cichlidae) of Lake Rudolf, East Africa". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 27(3)141-165 (crc01429)
保育: Thoracochromis macconneli 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2006).