Descripción original como 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) (resumen)
Conservación: Metriaclima nigrodorsalis no es evaluada en la lista roja de especies amenazadas de la Unión Internacional para la Conservación de la Naturaleza. . 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.