Original reference as:
- Keijman, Michel C.W.. 2010. "Tilapia & Co — Enkele onbeschreven en minder bekende Tilapia-soorten globaal voorgesteld". Cichlidae (Nederlandse Vereniging van Cichlidenliefhebbers). 36(3):19-29 (crc03609)
Conservation: Coptodon sp. 'mamfé' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.