Oryginalny opis jako Pseudotropheus greshakei:
ZooBank:9D99D02B-BDA0-4970-A565-10DEE8C8A97B.
- Meyer, Manfred & W. Foerster. 1984. "Un nouveau Pseudotropheus du lac Malawi avec des remarques sur le complexe Pseudotropheus-Melanochromis (Pisces, Perciformes, Cichlidae)". Revue française d'Aquariologie et Herpetologie. (1983)10;(4):107-112 (crc01074)
Ochrona: Metriaclima greshakei jest wpisany prez Międzynarodową Unię Ochrony Przyrody do Czerwonej Księgi Gatunków Zagrożonych IUCN jako (VU) Narażony (2006). M. greshakei is a common resident of Makokola Reef, but it is not found at any other location in the lake. This narrow endemism led to its assessment of Vulnerable, but since the species is not targeted by local fishermen (too small and difficult to catch between the rocks) and barring a natural disaster that would destroy the reef, I would suggest that the species should be classified as Least Concern.