最初描述为 Haplochromis brownae:
ZooBank:5EFA0319-211C-4767-A29A-DEC88B52B3B3.
- Greenwood, Peter Humphry. 1962. "A Revision of the Lake Victoria Haplochromis Species (Pisces, Cichlidae), part V". Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology Series. 9:4:139-214 (crc01021)
保育: Astatotilapia brownae 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 (CR) 极危(Critically endangered) (2010).