Considéré comme synonyme junior de Haplochromis prodromus Trewavas, 1935
- van Oijen, Martien J.P & J. Snoeks, P. H. Skelton, C. Maréchal & G. G. Teugels. 1991. "Haplochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). v. 4, pp. 100-184 (crc01162)
Décrit initialement sous Haplochromis annectens:
ZooBank:7E1BBEDB-198F-423C-A5C1-CAE212E9C7A0.
- Regan, Charles Tate. 1922. "The Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyassa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1921 (pt 4) n. 36; pp. 675-727 (crc00066)