Original description as Haplochromis' akika:
ZooBank:A16F858D-F2AB-4ABA-B0CD-2493CB19468D.
- Lippitsch, Elisabeth. 2003. "Redescription of 'Haplochromis' nubilus (Teleostei: Cichlidae), with description of two new species". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 14; pp. 85-95 (crc00358)
Conservation: Haplochromis akika is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.