Original reference as:
- Lepel, Thomas. 1993. "Cichliden von der tansanischen Küste des Malawisees". Die Aquarien- und Terrarien-Zeitschrift (DATZ). 46(8):513-515 (crc01904)
Conservation: Labidochromis sp. 'perlmutt' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.