最初的参考文献在:
- Ribbink, Anthony J & B.A. Marsh, A.C. Marsh, A.C. Ribbink, B.J. Sharp. 1983. "A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi". South African Journal of Zoology (Zool. Dierkunde). 18(3): 149-310 (crc01386)
保育: Tropheops sp. 'chinyankwazi' 未被国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育进行评估.