Considéré comme synonyme junior de Tilapia brevimanus Boulenger, 1911
- Paugy, Didier & C. Lévêque, G. G. Teugels, R. Bigorne & R. Romand. 1990. "Freshwater fishes of Sierra Leone and Liberia. Annotated Checklist and Distribution". Rev. Hydrobiol. Trop. v. 23; n. 4; pp. 329-350 (crc01185)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia savagei:
ZooBank:B251FE7C-1735-48A9-9BB0-A701946C56B0.
- Fowler, Henry W. 1919. "The fishes of the United States Eclipse Expedition to West Africa". Proceeding of the United States National Museum. v. 56 (n. 2294): pp. 195-292 (crc01687)