Original description as Labidochromis joanjohnsonae:
ZooBank:A738ACA3-8F41-4FF1-85E5-9DF9185F9DB0.
- Johnson, Donald. 1974. "New cichlids from Lake Malawi, including descriptions of two new species". Today's Aquarist. 1(1):12-17 (crc00120)
Synonyms (1):
- Melanochromis exasperatus Burgess, 1976, with type locality at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. Determiner: Stock, 1976
Conservation: Labidochromis joanjohnsonae is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2006).