Considered a synonym of Serranochromis angusticeps (Boulenger, 1907)
- Skelton, Paul Harvey & G.G. Teugels. 1991. "Serranochromis". Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). 442-453 (crc01183)
Original description as Chromys levaillantii:
ZooBank:A2676EC3-68BD-4928-9D81-5A88997D3E21.
- de Laporte de Castelnau, Francis. 1861. "Mémoire sur les poissons de l'Afrique australe". J.- B. Baillière et Fils, Paris. i-vii + 1-78 (crc00710)