最初命名為 Haplochromis thuragnathus:
ZooBank:1D205D8B-3BD0-44B6-89FF-3CA790517501.
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1967. "A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae), part VI". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. Series 15(2):73-77 (crc00191)
保育: Haplochromis thuragnathus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (DD) 資料缺乏 (2010).