Original description as Haplochromis polli:
ZooBank:883224F2-A266-499A-A56E-0AE132943C37.
- Thys van den Audenaerde, Dirk F.E.. 1964. "Les Haplochromis du Bas-Congo". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. pp. 155-173 (crc00196)
Conservation: Ctenochromis polli is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2010).