Original description as Labidochromis textilis:
ZooBank:6E588D98-C3F7-4242-96FB-91B11C7EAF29.
- Oliver, Michael K.. 1975. "Labidochromis textilis, a new cichlid fish (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 88(29):319-330 (crc01635)
Conservation: Labidochromis textilis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006).