Author: (Greenwood, 1980)
Remark: This species is placed in the genus <i>Astatotilapia</i> Pellegrin, 1904 in Eschmeyer (CofF ver. Sep. 2011: Ref. 88002).  We keep all the lacustrine and riverine "Haplochromine" species of the Lake Victoria catchment in the genus <i>Haplochromis</i> Hilgendorf, 1888 following Van Oijen <i>et al.</i> (1996: Ref. 12750), until a new complete taxonomic revision is published.
Comments: Inhabits rivers and swampy areas (Ref. 4967).