| Citation | Axelrod, G.S., 1977, A new species of Tropheus (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Tanganyika.. Spec. Publ. J.L.B. Smith Inst. Ichthyol. 17:12 p. |
| Ref. | Axelrod, G.S., 1977 |
| Page | 1;fig.1 |
| Named Used as Valid | Tropheus polli |
| Comment | Original species description. |
| Locality | 'South of Bulu Island, Kigoma District, Tanganyika Province, Tanzania (approx. 6°01'S, 29°45'E)'. |
| Distribution | Bulu Point and Bulu Island, Lake Tanganyika, Tanzania. |
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