最初命名為 Cyphotilapia gibberosa:
ZooBank:7AD94405-8394-46B3-AB3F-B8FDF010DBDF.
- Takahashi, Tetsumi & K. Nakaya. 2003. "New species of Cyphotilapia (Perciformes: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika, Africa". Copeia. v. 2003(n. 4), pp. 824-834. DOI: 10.1643/IA03-148.1 (crc00003) (摘要)
保育: Cyphotilapia gibberosa 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.