最初描述为 Lethrinops microdon:
ZooBank:A5A66842-1393-4906-8E8C-3E55ACAB1695.
- Eccles, David H. & D.S.C. Lewis. 1979. "A taxonomic study of the genus Lethrinops Regan (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi. Part 3". Ichthyological Bulletin of the J.L.B. Smith Institute of Ichthyology. 38:16-19 (crc01044) (摘要)
保育: Lethrinops microdon 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 (EN) 濒危(Endangered) (2006).