Original description as Haplochromis squamulatus:
ZooBank:D57473B2-ACF5-4842-A3DF-A42B716C9122.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Victoria". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. v. 1: pp. 157-191 (crc00355)
Synonyms (1):
- Paratilapia pectoralis Boulenger , 1911, with type locality at Jinja, Ripon Falls, Uganda. Determiner: Greenwood, 1967
Conservation: Haplochromis squamulatus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2010).