Original reference as:
- Schliewen, Ulrich K. 2006. "Steatocranus-Buckelkopfcichliden aus dem Kongo (Part 1)". Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ). 59(6):20-23 (crc01456)
Conservation: Steatocranus sp. 'bulky head' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.