最初描述为 Trematocranus jacobfreibergi:
ZooBank:5AA248E1-F24B-469D-A6D5-30FD1971FA31.
- Johnson, Donald. 1974. "Three new cichlids from Lake Malawi". Today's Aquarist. 1 (3); p 2 (crc00064)
保育: Aulonocara jacobfreibergi 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） (2006). This status may be true for the species as a whole, but some populations are at least threatened. In particular the population at Undu in Tanzania, the so-called "Mamalela", has been almost extirpated by collectors of the ornamental trade.