Considéré comme synonyme junior de Thoracochromis buysi (Penrith, 1970)
- van Oijen, Martien J.P & J. Snoeks, P. H. Skelton, C. Maréchal & G. G. Teugels. 1991. "Haplochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). v. 4, pp. 100-184 (crc01162)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia steindachneri:
ZooBank:F1998776-B1E9-44C0-A45A-0051C4DB62A1.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1913. "Descriptions of five new cichlid fishes from Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser. 8) v. 12; n. 71; pp. 482-485 (crc01009)