最初命名為 Metriaclima flavifemina:
ZooBank:112503FE-4089-4A90-AF1F-3411CA92A6ED.
- Konings, Ad & Jay R. Stauffer-Jr.. 2006. "Revised diagnosis of Metriaclima (Teleostei: Cichlidae) with description of a new species from Lake Malawi National Park, Africa". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 17:3:233-246 (crc01352)
保育: Metriaclima flavifemina 尚未被國際自然保育聯盟列入IUCN受威脅物種紅皮書名單中. M. flavifemina is a common resident of the deeper intermediate habitat at all islands it occurs and no immediate or major threats are known.