最初描述为 Haplochromis taeniolatus:
ZooBank:7EDA541A-EDDE-4C8E-9858-03561781C6F7.
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1935. "A Synopsis of the Cichlid Fishes of Lake Nyasa". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 10:65-118 (crc00118)
同种异名 (1):
- Haplochromis cancellus Greenwood, 1963, 标本产地来自于 Lake Malawi. 鉴定者: Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
亚种:
保育: Protomelas taeniolatus 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) (2018). Protomelas taeniolatus is still a very common cichlid at most localities but around the two tiny islands in the southeastern arm of the lake, Chinyankwazi and Chinyamwezi, overfishing using hook-and-line has decimated the populations to a few specimens.