Considéré comme synonyme junior de Heterochromis multidens (Pellegrin, 1900)
- Teugels, Guy G & Jos Snoeks. 1991. "Heterochromis. In: Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). p197 (crc01585)
Décrit initialement sous Pelmatochromis polyodon:
ZooBank:AFC5C55C-70B4-4DEC-BC11-04E20B04442F.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1902. "Contributions to the ichthyology of the Congo.-I. On some new fishes from the French Congo". Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London. 1(2):234-237, Pls22-24 (crc03839)