最初描述为 Pseudotropheus cyaneus:
ZooBank:885F57C6-C6F5-4EE2-B6BC-61248E3A088B.
- Stauffer, Jay Richard Jr.. 1988. "Three new rock-dwelling cichlids (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa". Copeia. 1988(3):.663-668 (crc00171)
保育: Chindongo cyaneus 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).