最初描述为 Tilapia mariae:
ZooBank:111743DF-9809-43D3-869A-EA93F19782C3.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1899. "A revision of the African and Syrian fishes of the family Cichlidae. Part II". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 98-143(1-47): (crc00051)
同种异名 (2):
- Tilapia dubia Lönnberg, 1904, 标本产地来自于 Lake Barombi-ba-Kotta, Cameroon Mountain, Cameroon. 鉴定者: Stiassny, 1991
- Tilapia meeki Pellegrin, 1911, 标本产地来自于 Grand-Bassam Lagoon, Ivory Coast. 鉴定者: Cadwallader & Backhouse, 1983
保育: Pelmatolapia mariae 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) (2010).