最初命名為 Metriaclima midomo:
ZooBank:E74B2C64-8804-457A-B108-414F0431894A.
- Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr. & K. Black, A.F. Konings. 2013. "Descriptions of five new species of Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa". Zootaxa. 3647(1):101-136. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3647.1.6 (crc05041) (摘要)
保育: Metriaclima midomo 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. 。因為Metriaclima midomo棲息在Lundo島週遭的岩石地帶且未曾被觀賞魚採集商鎖定,因此牠的生存似乎未受威脅。.