Erstbeschreibung: Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. „Fourth Contribution to the Ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika – Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905“. Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 17, Part 6(1): pp. 537-619. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1905.tb000
Typusart: Haplotaxodon microlepis BOULENGER, 1906
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Haplotaxodon microlepis BOULENGER, 1906
Haplotaxodon trifasciatus TAKAHASHI & NAKAYA, 1999