Scientific synonyms
Paratilapia macrocephala Boulenger, 1899
Serranochromis macrocephala (Boulenger, 1899)
Paratilapia ellenbergeri Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917
Pelmatochromis genisquamulatus Pellegrin, 1914
Serranochromis thumbergii (non Castelnau, 1861)