Décrit initialement sous Melanochromis chipokae:
ZooBank:68A241BF-35FB-4181-AB7D-6859CD7AFB0A.
- Johnson, Donald. 1975. "More new Malawi cichlids". Today's Aquarist. 2(1):16-18 (crc00085)
Conservation: Melanochromis chipokae est évalué par l\'Union Internationale pour la Conservation de la Nature dans la Liste Rouge des espèces menacées comme étant (VU) Vulnerable (2006). That is exactly how the current situation is. The species is restricted to a very small rocky reef near Chipoka and hasn't been seen anywhere else. Increased fishing by ornamental fish collectors in the area has reduced their numbers to a critically low level.