最初描述为 Pseudotropheus johannii:
ZooBank:54E77351-302A-4F4A-9EB5-4496CFB129B9.
- Eccles, David H.. 1973. "Two new species of cichlid fishes from Lake Malawi". Arnoldia (Rhodesia). 6(16):1-7 (crc00127)
保育: Pseudotropheus johannii 由国际自然保护联盟（IUCN）在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (LC) 无危（Least Concern） (2018). Pseudotropheus johannii is one of the most common mbuna in intermediate and rocky habitats, and too small to be of any value as food fish, hence it suffers no threats to its existence.