Considered a synonym of Labeotropheus trewavasae Fryer, 1956
- Konings, Ad. 2024. "Labeotropheus —A taxonomic nightmare". Cichlid News Magazine. 33(1):6-15 (crc12469) (abstract)
Original description as Labeotropheus rubidorsalis:
ZooBank:594EFD55-FB60-44DF-801F-C2B747E5865D.
- Pauers, Michael J & Titus B. Phiri. 2023. "Six New Species of Labeotropheus (Cichliformes: Cichlidae) from the Malaŵian Shore of Lake Malaŵi, Africa". Ichthyology & Herpetology. 112(2):264-292. DOI: doi.org/10.1643/i2021055 (crc12231) (abstract)