最初命名為 Petrochromis trewavasae ephippium:
ZooBank:A629AEEC-1A46-4B26-BDC1-64D66C0B9910.
- Brichard, Pierre. 1989. "Pierre Brichard's book of cichlids and all the other fishes of Lake Tanganyika - Petrochromis ephippium". TFH Publications. 396-401 (crc03469) (摘要)
保育: Petrochromis ephippium 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.