Considered a synonym of Haplochromis adolphifrederici (Boulenger, 1914)
- Snoeks, Jos. 1994. "The haplochromines (Teleostei, Cichlidae) of Lake Kivu (East Africa): a taxonomic revision with notes on their ecology". Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique Centrale (Série Zoology). 270 1-221 (crc01419)
Original description as Haplochromis murakoze:
ZooBank:6631697E-14D2-4165-9C94-5B5BBC1AAD82.
- Coenen, E.J & J. Snoeks, J., Thys Van Den Audenaerde. 1984. "Description de Haplochromis murakoze sp. n. du lac Kivu (Pisces, Cichlidae)". Revue de Zoologie et Botanique Africaines. 659-669 (crc01446)