Ein jüngeres Synonym von Diplotaxodon ecclesi Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
- Konings, Ad. 2007. "Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat (4th edition)". Cichlid Press. 424 (crc01558)
Erstbeschreibung als Diplotaxodon apogon:
ZooBank:5A66E76A-C943-46EC-9A07-EC700D373BE2.
- Turner, George & Jay R. Stauffer, Jr.. 1998. "Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 8(3):239-252 (crc00974)