最初描述为 Pseudotropheus fainzilberi:
ZooBank:18B4CD45-FB8D-46E8-B886-3C58D0354DCF.
- Staeck, Wolfgang. 1976. "Ergebnisse einer ichthyologischen Sammelreise zum Nordende des Nyassasees". Aquarium Aqua Terra. pp. 486-492 (crc00183)
保育: Metriaclima fainzilberi 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). Metriaclima fainzilberi is nowhere rare or threatened. It is one of the most common mbuna in its range.