Uznawany jako synonim Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
- Witte, Frans & E.L.M. Witte-Maas. 1987. "Implications for taxonomy and functional morphology of intraspecific variation in Haplochromine cichlids of Lake Victoria with descriptions of five zooplanktivorous species". From form to fishery: an ecological and taxonomical contribution to morphology and fishery of Lake Victoria cichlids (crc01275)
Oryginalny opis:
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1980. "Towards a phyletic classification of the 'genus' Haplochromis (Pisces, Cichlidae) and related taxa. Part II; the species from lakes Victoria, Nabugabo, Edward, George and Kivu". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 39(1):1-101 (crc00319) (streszczenie)
Gatunek typowy dla rodzaju: Chromis nuchisquamulatus Hilgendorf, 1888 (oryginalny opis).