Descrizione originale come Metriaclima mossambicus:
ZooBank:7E5980CA-759F-43F2-A40E-A5F2440386DE.
- Ciccotto, Patrick J. & A. Konings, J.R. Stauffer. 2011. "Descriptions of five new species in the genus Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa". Zootaxa. 2011(2738):1–25 (crc02837) (riassunto)
Conservazione: Metriaclima mossambicum non inserita dalle organizzazioni internazionali di salvaguardia delle specie a rischio nella lista rossa. Even though M. mossambicum was never encountered in huge numbers, its relatively large distribution area and the fact that it lives in close proximity to rocks prevents it from being over-fished.