| Citation | Poll, M. and D.J. Stewart, 1975, A new cichlid fish of the genus Xenotilapia from Lake Tanganyika, Zambia (Pisces, Cichlidae).. Rev. Zool. Afr. 89(4):919-924. |
| Ref. | 93930 Poll, M. and D.J. Stewart, 1975 |
| Page | 919;fig.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Xenotilapia spilopterus |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | 'Nyika Bay on Nkumbula Island, 2 m depth, about 2 km north of Mpulunfu, Zambia'. |
| Distribution | Known only from the type locality, Lake Tanganyika, Zambia. |
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