最初描述为 Paratilapia frontosa:
ZooBank:4F3E94E2-5C9B-4020-B1FB-5DEE47466CF4.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Fourth Contribution to the Ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika - Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 17, Part 6(1): pp. 537-619. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1905.tb000 (crc00004)
保育: Cyphotilapia frontosa 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2006). Although thousands upon thousands of Cyphotilapia frontosa have been collected for the aquarium trade, many more are eaten by the local fishermen. Besides being caught on hook and line many are also caught with deep-set gill nets. Currently there appears little threat to the survival of Cyphotilapia frontosa but such can easily change when more and more net gill nets are set in increasingly deeper water.