Oryginalny opis jako Pelmatochromis spekii:
ZooBank:A93EC0EC-E2E4-40A9-BE8C-A096B424A93E.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Descriptions of new fishes discovered by Mr E. Degen in Lake Victoria". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (ser7)17:433-452 (crc00190)
Synonimy (1):
- Haplochromis serranoides Regan, 1922, z lokalizacją typu w Victoria Nile, Uganda. Określa: Greenwood, 1967
Ochrona: Haplochromis spekii jest wpisany prez Międzynarodową Unię Ochrony Przyrody do Czerwonej Księgi Gatunków Zagrożonych IUCN jako (DD) Brak danych (2010). Haplochromis spekii has not been reported in Lake Victoria catches after 1980 and no data is available concerning its presence in today's haplochromine fauna. It seems extinct or at least critically endangered, as predators were the first victims of the Nile Perch predation. Most of the fish hunter species disappeared and very few are still surviving in refugia zones such as rocky reefs and planted areas.