Erstbeschreibung als Pseudotropheus aurora:
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- Burgess, Warren. 1976. "Studies on the family Cichlidae: 5. Pseudotropheus aurora, a new species of cichlid fish from lake Malawi". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 24 (9); pp. 52-56 (crc00182)
Artenschutz: Metriaclima aurora wurde durch die Internationale Union für die Erhaltung der Natur (IUZN) in der Roten Liste bedrohter Arten bewertet als (LC) nicht gefährdet (2018). Although Metriaclima aurora is classified as vulnerable, it is not as vulnerable as many other mbuna species from Lake Malawi. M. aurora is rather common and has a wide distribution. The translocated populations in the southern part of the lake are very robust and unlikely to be affected by either over-fishing or industrial/agricultural pollution.