Original reference as:
- van Heusden, Hans. 2012. "Op zoek naar bijzondere cichliden in Tanzania, deel IV". Cichlidae (Nederlandse Vereniging van Cichlidenliefhebbers). 38(2):9-28 (crc04428)
Conservation: Orthochromis sp. 'igamba' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.