最初描述为 Orthochromis mosoensis:
ZooBank:2B3BCCEE-1D64-4FDC-AEA8-D2F1ADB88DF2.
- de Vos, Luc & L. Seegers. 1998. "Seven new Orthochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from the Malagarasi, Luiche and Rugufu basins (Lake Tanganyika drainage), with notes on their reproductive biology". Ichthyological Explorations of Freshwaters. 9(4):371-420 (crc01067) (摘要)
保育: Orthochromis mosoensis 由国际自然保护联盟(IUCN)在濒危物种红色名录中为自然保育而进行了评估 evaluated (EN) 濒危(Endangered) (2006).