Original description as Haplochromis malagaraziensis:
ZooBank:57118DC8-3F23-40EE-82B3-2C163D66140A.
- David, Lore. 1937. "Poissons de l'Urundi". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. 29(4):413-420 (crc01566)
Conservation: Orthochromis malagaraziensis is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (VU) vulnerable (2006).