Original description as Oreochromis (Nyasalapia) malagarasi:
ZooBank:CE904DC6-D885-47F4-9EF2-6EC6E1A79B91.
- Trewavas, Ethelwynn. 1983. "Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia". Tilapiine fishes of the genera Sarotherodon, Oreochromis and Danakilia. 1-583 (crc00692)
Conservation: Oreochromis malagarasi is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2010).