Décrit initialement sous Metriaclima pambazuko:
ZooBank:D57B95E8-3991-4B30-B22D-83978924D05E.
- 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) (résumé)
Conservation: Metriaclima pambazuko n\'est pas évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste rouge des espèces menacées. M. pambazuko is not targeted by local fishermen and for the ornamental fish trade it was exported only a couple of times. I have not yet returned to Hongi and Lundo islands since 2004 so I have no firsthand account as to the population density of this species, but believe that there is no imminent threat.