Uznawany jako synonim Haplochromis squamulatus Regan, 1922
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1967. "A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae), part VI". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. Series 15(2):73-77 (crc00191)
Oryginalny opis jako Paratilapia pectoralis:
ZooBank:47AFD668-BB5C-4401-91BF-A8944B00662A.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1911. "On a third collection of fishes made by Dr. E. Bayon in Uganda, 1909-1910. (Collezioni zoologiche fatte nell'Uganda dal Dott. E. Bayon. XII.)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia naturale di Genova. 45 Ser3 5:64-78 (crc00317)