Descripción original como Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus:
ZooBank:C324E01D-3C51-4185-9AA6-B8292029E734.
- Oliver, Michael K.. 2012. "Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus, a new species of cichlid fish from Lake Malawi, with comments on some other supposed members of the genus (Teleostei: Cichlidae)". Zootaxa. (3410):35-50 (crc04509) (resumen)
Conservación: Hemitaeniochromis brachyrhynchus no es evaluada en la lista roja de especies amenazadas de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. . Known from two localities 270 km apart, one of which (Thumbi Island West) is in a nominally protected area.