Considéré comme synonyme junior de Coptodon rendalli (Boulenger, 1897)
- Stiassny, Melanie. 1991. "Tylochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). pp. 482-508 (crc00993)
Décrit initialement sous Tilapia swierstrae:
ZooBank:24D1D12E-FACC-497A-927F-19542F50ED6E.
- Gilchrist, J. D. F. & W. W. Thompson. 1917. "The freshwater fishes of South Africa". Annals of the South African Museum. v. 11; pt 6; pp. 321-575 (crc01030)