Original reference as:
- Lovaharisoa, Rakotomamonjy & Oliarinony Ranalison. 2018. "Phylogenetic, morphological and systematic studies of three genera of Cichlidae (Teleosts fish, Perciformes) endemic of Madagascar". Biodiversity International Journal. 2(6):538-543. DOI: 10.15406/bij.2018.02.00110 (crc09735) (abstract)
Conservation: Paratilapia sp. 'largespots nosy be' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.