Original description as Placidochromis minor:
ZooBank:6A047BF2-FC97-4C6D-9012-614D532DF5F3.
- Hanssens, Mark. 2004. "The deep-water Placidochromis species". In: J. Snoeks (ed.), The Cichlid Diversity of Lake Malawi, Identification, Distribution and Taxonomy. pp. 104-196 (crc01165)
Conservation: Placidochromis minor is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (DD) data deficient (2018).