Original reference as Lepidiolamprologus sp. 'hecqui mahale':
- Konings, Ad. 2017. "Confusing Lepidiolamprologus". The Cichlid Room Companion (crc08254) (abstract)
Conservation: Lepidiolamprologus sp. 'hecqui mahale' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.