Considered a synonym of Haplochromis prognathus (Pellegrin, 1904)
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1967. "A revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis species (Pisces, Cichlidae), part VI". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. Series 15(2):73-77 (crc00191)
Original description as Haplochromis versluysi:
ZooBank:4D128049-6CBC-46B3-96E9-BE565F695B44.
- Lohberger, K.. 1929. "Einige neue Fischformen aus dem Viktoriasee". Anzeiger der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. 66(11):92-94 (crc01674)