Original description as Chromis horei:
ZooBank:B32E692C-3AE2-4ED8-B827-00BB8C0AC76E.
- Günther, Albert C. L. G. 1894. "Descriptions of the reptiles and fishes collected by Mr. E. Coode-Hore on Lake Tanganyika". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1893(4):628-632 (crc00212)
Synonyms (2):
- Tilapia rubropunctata Boulenger, 1899, with type locality at Moliro, Zaire [Democratic Republic of Congo], southern Lake Tanganyika. Determiner: Pellegrin, 1904
- Tilapia fasciata tanganaicae Borodin, 1936, with type locality at Lake Tanganyika and Lake Victoria. Determiner: Trewavas, 1946
Conservation: Shuja horei is evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species as (LC) least concern (2006). The main threats for Shuja horei are water turbidity and siltation in shallows, and over-fishing by beach seines (Ntakimazi, 2006).