Considéré comme synonyme junior de Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger, 1919)
- Hanssens, Mark & Jos Snoeks. 2001. "A revised synonomy of Telmatochromis temporalis (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika (East Africa)". Journal of Fish Biology. 58(3):639-655. DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2001.tb005 (crc01852) (résumé)
Décrit initialement sous Julidochromis macrolepis:
ZooBank:EB5F59E6-7366-468B-970E-22446BEFF32D.
- Borodin, Nikolai A.. 1931. "Some new cichlid fishes from lakes Victoria and Tanganyika, Central Africa". Proceedings of the New England Zoological Club. 12:49-54 (crc00965)