Décrit initialement sous Metriaclima sciasma:
ZooBank:C9A8498F-BB5F-459D-A3A1-22AB4838E30F.
- 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) (résumé)
Conservation: Metriaclima sciasma n\'est pas évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste rouge des espèces menacées. Metriaclima sciasma is in many places encountered in large numbers, this, combined with its relatively large distribution area and the fact that it lives in close proximity to rocks, prevents it from being over-fished.