最初描述为 Lamprologus compressiceps:
ZooBank:AE1ACFE2-16E7-4F2D-9C5D-7F2160E55616.
- 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: Altolamprologus compressiceps 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).