最初命名為 Lamprologus cunningtoni:
ZooBank:598F00A0-2F37-4B3B-9664-FA6B71B6CF1C.
- Boulenger, George Albert. 1906. "Fourth Contribution to the Ichthyology of Lake Tanganyika - Report on the collection of fishes made by Dr. W. A. Cunnington during the third Tanganyika Expedition, 1904-1905". Transactions of the Zoological Society of London. Vol. 17, Part 6(1): pp. 537-619 (crc00004)
保育: Neolamprologus cunningtoni 被評鑑為國際自然保育聯盟瀕危物種紅皮書名單中的 (LC) 無危 (2006).