Considerado un sinónimo de Perissodus microlepis Boulenger, 1898
- Poll, Max. 1956. "Poissons Cichlidae". Exploration hydrobiologique du lac Tanganika (1946-1947) - Résultats scientifiques. 1-619 (crc00088)
Descripción original como Perissodus gracilis:
ZooBank:A75CC5B2-8450-4DF9-B09F-8F0D554320A0.
- Myers, George Sprague. 1938. "Report on the fishes collected by H. C. Raven in Lake Tanganyika in 1920". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. 84(2998):1-15 (crc00232)