Original description as Cyprichromis pavo:
ZooBank:B65AABA1-7782-4DDE-BBFF-E593A6523317.
- Büscher, Heinz H.. 1994. "Cyprichromis pavo n. sp.: Ein neuer Cichlidae aus dem Tanganjikasee. (Cichlidae, Cyprichromini)". Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ). pp. 257-263 (crc00213)
Conservation: Cyprichromis pavo is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.