最初描述为 Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis:
ZooBank:2687F651-F9A7-4670-BD3A-5F562810268E.
- Tawil, Patrick & Robert Allgayer. 1988. "Description de Aulonocara maylandi kandeensis subsp. n. (Pisces, Cichlidae) du lac Malawi". Cybium. 11(2):159-166 (crc00210)
保育: Aulonocara kandeense 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (VU) 易危（Vulnerable） (2006). Data is lacking. I would say that the species is threatened as Kande Island is a very small island and fishing by local fishermen is intense. Since the species forages over the sand it is often scooped up by fish nets.