Original description as Haplochromis katunzii:
ZooBank:960F3EC4-2A6F-4FD4-951E-ADBAA14ED7B8.
- de Zeeuw, Marnix P & M. Mietes, P. Niemantsverdriet, S. ter Huurne & F. Witte. 2010. "Seven new species of detritivorous and phytoplanktivorous haplochromines from Lake Victoria". Zoologische Mededelingen. 84: 201-250 (2010) (crc02729) (abstract)
Conservation: Haplochromis katunzii is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (CR) critically endangered (2010).