最初命名為 Hemichromis guttatus:
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1862. "Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. Catalogue of the Acanthopterygii, Pharyngognathi and Anacanthini in the collection of the British Museum". Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum. 4; i-xxi + 1-534 (ffm00035)
保育: Hemichromis guttatus 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.