最初描述为 Paratilapia rhoadesii:
ZooBank:DF6956D1-0CAE-4CB5-97FF-A197C6D89333.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1908. "Diagnoses of new fishes discovered by Capt. E. L. Rhoades in Lake Nyassa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. (Ser8)238-243 (crc00068)
保育: Buccochromis rhoadesii 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危(Least Concern) (2006).