Oryginalny opis jako Lestradea perspicax:
ZooBank:0B716342-747A-4D89-BE53-15043FCBA175.
- Poll, Max. 1943. "Descriptions de poissons nouveaux du Lac Tanganika, appartenant aux familles des Clariidae et Cichlidae". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. pp. 305-318 (crc00733)
Synonimy (1):
- Ophthalmotilapia stappersii Poll, 1943, z lokalizacją typu w Kilewa Bay, at Sambala, Zaire, Lake Tanganyika. Określa: Konings, 1998
Ochrona: Lestradea perspicax jest wpisany prez Międzynarodową Unię Ochrony Przyrody do Czerwonej Księgi Gatunków Zagrożonych IUCN jako (LC) Najmniejszej troski (2006). It is still a very common cichlid in shallow sandy habitats even though such areas are often overfished by beach seines. L. perspicax is not targeted by fishermen because it is just too small and it can easily swim through the mazes of regulatory nets, but nowadays mosquito nets are used more often. It can also escape approaching nets by diving into the sand and wait till the net has passed the area. L. perspicax also occurs over sand in areas with a few large rocks preventing seines to be pulled onshore, so there appears to be no direct threat to the species.