Typová lokalita
Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa), southeastern Africa.
Původní popis
Burgess, W. E. & Axelrod, H. R. 1976. Studies on the family Cichlidae: 4. Two new species of mbuna (rock-dwelling cichlids) from Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 24 (no. 7): 44-49, 52.
Použitá literatura
Fricke, R., Eschmeyer, W. N. & Van der Laan, R. (eds). 2024. Eschmeyer's catalog of fishes: Genera, species, references. World Wide Web.