Original description as Haplochromis macconneli:
ZooBank:61512B18-EA65-4A69-923B-568041D8F047.
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1974. "The Haplochromis species (Pisces: Cichlidae) of Lake Rudolf, East Africa". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 27(3)141-165 (crc01429)
Conservation: Thoracochromis macconneli is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).