Ein jüngeres Synonym von Astatotilapia calliptera Günther, 1894
- Jubb, R.A.. 1967. "Freshwater Fishes of Southern Afrika". Balkema, Capetown and Amsterdam. I-II, 1-248, 272 figs., 57 Pls (crc01856)
Erstbeschreibung als Tilapia swynnertoni:
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- Boulenger, George Albert. 1907. "Description of a new cichlid fish from Portuguese East Africa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Series 7)20(115):50 (crc01647)