最初命名為 Copadichromis ilesi:
ZooBank:A080750B-E4C0-46B1-B0A6-7C38F5CF13CB.
- Konings, Ad. 1999. "Description of Three New Copadichromis Species (Labroidei; Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 47(9)May:62-85 (crc00963)
保育: Copadichromis ilesi 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2006).