最初命名為 Julidochromis marksmithi:
ZooBank:A06DD1C6-F10A-4756-92BA-17D664E3C5BA.
- Burgess, Warren. 2014. "Julidochromis marksmithi, A New Species of Julidochromis from the Tanzanian Coast of Lake Tanganyika". Tanganika Magazyn. v. 15, pp. 40-49 (crc06491)
保育: Julidochromis marksmithi 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.