Original description as Haplochromis anaphyrmus:
ZooBank:2AF1F16F-5D87-41E4-816D-E477B04511B7.
- Burgess, Warren & Herbert R. Axelrod. 1973. "New Cichlids from Lake Malawi". Tropical Fish Hobbyist Magazine. 22(2):14, 87-98 (crc00162)
Conservation: Mylochromis anaphyrmus is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2018). Endemic to Lake Malawi, where it is common throughout the southern and western parts of the lake. It is relatively common in demersal trawl catches by subsistence fishermen but is rarely collected for the ornamental fish trade. No major widespread threats identified (Konings & Kazembe, 2019).