最初命名為 Julidochromis ornatus:
ZooBank:F6FDEE9F-BA75-439A-ABF3-B7A6963391D1.
- 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)
保育: Julidochromis ornatus 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2006). 目前棲地穩定。.