Original reference as:
- de Rham, Patrick & Jean-Claude Nourissat. 2003. "Les Cichlidés endemÃques de Madagascar". Association France Cichlid. 189 (crc03862) (abstract)
Conservation: Paratilapia sp. 'smallspots east' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.