Descripción original como Metriaclima tarakiki:
ZooBank:F538BEA0-FBA4-4715-A477-B2C853FBF1A6.
- 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) (resumen)
Conservación: Metriaclima tarakiki es evaluada por la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza en la lista roja de especies amenazadas como (LC) Poca preocupación (2018). There is a chance that M. tarakiki could become threatened with overfishing because they often feed on plankton in the water column in the vicinity of large boulders where nets can be employed. Currently (2013) there appears to be no decline in its population although the OB morphs are rather popular in the ornamental fish trade.