原始文獻在:
- Ribbink, Anthony J & B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink, B.J. Sharp. 1983. "A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi". South African Journal of Zoology (Zool. Dierkunde). 18(3): 149-310 (crc01386)
保育: Pseudotropheus sp. 'aggressive grey' 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中.