最初描述为 Metriaclima nigrodorsalis:
ZooBank:1966EEF9-D03C-4F4A-BF44-BBF33971774F.
- 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 nigrodorsalis 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. . Metriaclima nigrodorsalis has a rather wide distribution and also tends to stay close to the substrate, away from fisherman's nets. Since it is also found in somewhat deeper water there appears to be no threat to its existence.