最初描述为 Diplotaxodon ecclesi:
ZooBank:401B29C4-F20C-4D50-95C2-F242F52CF2E6.
- Burgess, Warren & Herbert R. Axelrod. 1973. "New Cichlids from Lake Malawi". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 22(2):14, 87-98 (crc00162)
同种异名 (1):
- Diplotaxodon apogon Turner & Stauffer, 1998, 标本产地来自于 Off Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi, 100 m. 鉴定者: Konings, 2007
保育: Diplotaxodon ecclesi 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (DD) 数据缺乏（Data deficient） (2006). Since Diplotaxodon ecclesi was common in deep-water trawls there seems to be no imminent threat to its existence.