最初描述为 Tilapia microlepis:
ZooBank:8A6078DD-C34D-4947-B465-89D95DFA3FBB.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1899. "Second contribution to the ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika - On the fishes obtained by the Congo Free State Expedition under Lieut. Lemaire in 1898". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. 15(4):87–96 (crc00043)
保育: Boulengerochromis microlepis 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).