考慮為晚期同種異名 Haplochromis Hilgendorf, 1888
- van Oijen, Martien J.P & J. Snoeks, P. H. Skelton, C. Maréchal, G. G. Teugels. 1991. "Haplochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 4:100-184 (crc01162)
最初的描述(命名) :
- 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) (摘要)
模式物種: Pelmatochromis riponianus Boulenger, 1911 (original designation).