Décrit initialement sous Metriaclima flavicauda:
ZooBank:A30266B0-C572-45D9-BC61-6A0058AD7727.
- Li, Shan & A.F. Konings, J.R. Stauffer. 2016. "A revision of the Pseudotropheus elongatus species group (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with description of a new genus and seven new species". Zootaxa. 4168(2):1-29. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4168.2.9 (crc07492) (résumé)
Conservation: Metriaclima flavicauda n\'est pas évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste rouge des espèces menacées. Although M. flavicauda is rather common at Zimbawe Rock and at the rocky pinnacle near Mumbo Island, these two localities are the only areas of known distribution of this species. The fact that these two places are rather small the species should be listed as vulnerable to extinction.