Considéré comme synonyme junior de Pharyngochromis acuticeps (Steindachner, 1866)
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1992. "A revision and redescription of the monotypic cichlid genus Pharyngochromis (Teleostei, Labroidei)". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. v. 58 (no. 1); pp. 37-52 (crc01701)
Décrit initialement sous Pelmatochromis multiocellatus:
ZooBank:83415770-F621-45F4-B072-8601CEF26956.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1913. "Descriptions of five new cichlid fishes from Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8) v. 12; n. 71; pp. 482-485 (crc01009)