最初描述为 Petrochromis polyodon:
ZooBank:D5693B8D-022F-4D0A-89A9-B34BFF89E4D7.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1898. "Report on the fishes recently obtained by Mr. J. E. S. Moore in Lake Tanganyika". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. vol. 3: pp. 494-497 (crc00006)
同种异名 (1):
- Petrochromis nyassae Boulenger, 1902, 标本产地来自于 Lake Malawi, southeastern Africa. 鉴定者: Matthes et al., 1960
保育: Petrochromis polyodon 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).