最初描述为 Labeotropheus fuelleborni:
ZooBank:1F09470C-3C6F-417B-8C1C-A696EA257BD5.
- Ahl, Ernst. 1927. "Einige neue Fische der Familie Cichlidae aus dem Nyassa-See". Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft naturforschender Freunde in Berlin. pp. 51-62 (crc00093)
同种异名 (1):
- Labeotropheus curvirostris Ahl , 1927, 标本产地来自于 Near Langenburg, Lake Malawi, southeastern Africa. 鉴定者: Trewavas, 1935
保育: Labeotropheus fuelleborni 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 (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2006). Labeotropheus fuelleborni is a very common cichlid and since they seem to be strictly herbivore very difficult to collect with hook and line.