最初命名為 Pseudotropheus likomae:
ZooBank:1CA6775D-A1A3-4F66-B2C2-1C8D9970908D.
- Konings, Ad & T.A. Miller, J.R. Stauffer Jr. 2024. "Description of a rock-dwelling cichlid that re-invaded the sand substrate in Lake Malaŵi, Africa". Zootaxa. 5399(2):181–189. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5399.2.7 (crc12528) (摘要)
保育: Pseudotropheus likomae 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.