Décrit initialement sous Metriaclima pyrsonotos:
ZooBank:114B119A-7BB8-4A04-BF6C-54E53EDDC3AA.
- Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & N.J. Bowers, K.A. Kellogg, K.R. McKaye. 1997. "A revision of the blue-black Pseudotropheus zebra (Teleostei: Cichlidae) complex from Lake Malawi, Africa, with a description of a new genus and ten new species". The Proceedings of the Academy Natural Sciences Philadelphia. 148:189-230 (crc00049)
Synonymes (1):
- Metriaclima sandaracinos Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997, avec la localité type à Mpanda Iisland (Nkudzi Bay), Lake Malawi, Africa, 1-3 m. Identifié par: Konings, 2007
- Metriaclima thapsinogen Stauffer, Bowers, Kellogg & McKaye, 1997, avec la localité type à Eccles Reef, Lake Malawi, Malawi, Africa. Identifié par: Konings, 2007
Conservation: Metriaclima pyrsonotos est évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste Rouge des espèces menacées comme étant (VU) Vulnerable (2006). It is a common species in its native range, but its range is restricted to three isolated areas with only a very few individuals present at Kanchedza Island. This narrow distribution 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), I would suggest that the species should be classified as Least Concern.