最初描述为 Sciaenochromis fryeri:
ZooBank:AC3754F6-3977-49CC-B55C-A7E4241C00CF.
- Konings, Ad. 1993. "A revision of the genus Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (Pisces, Cichlidae)". The Cichlids Yearbooks. v. 3, pp. 28-36 (crc00848) (摘要)
保育: Sciaenochromis fryeri 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 (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2018). Although Sciaenochromis fryeri has been a favorite Malawi cichlid for over 40 years it will be almost impossible to overfish this species as it lives solitary and mostly between rocks.