最初描述为 Haplochromis engystoma:
ZooBank:EA5F53C0-DF02-40AA-B67D-48C91E821D04.
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1933. "Scientific results of the Cambridge Expedition to the East African Lakes, 1930-1. --11. The cichlid fishes". Journal of the Linnean Society of London (Zoology). 38:259:309-341. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb00062.x (crc01010)
保育: Astatotilapia engystoma 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.