Riferimento originale in :
- Konings, Ad. 1995. "Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat (2nd edition)". Cichlid Press. 352. ISBN: 978-0966825534 (crc01582)
Conservazione: Aulonocara sp. 'lwanda' non inserita dalle organizzazioni internazionali di salvaguardia delle specie a rischio nella lista rossa. Aulonocara sp. 'lwanda' is very much threatened by over-fishing by collectors of ornamental fishes. Its distribution is rather limited and the total number of individuals is certainly less than 1000.