Melanochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:77 Masc. Melanochromis melanopterus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Melanochromis Trewavas 1935 -- (Ribbink et al. 1983:200 [ref. 13555], Maréchal 1991:258 [ref. 20944], Poll & Gosse 1995:291 [ref. 24781], Bowers & Stauffer 1997:49 [ref. 22861], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Ufermann 2001:59 [ref. 30286], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:37 [ref. 30309], Oliver & Arnegard 2010:217 [ref. 31027], Konings & Stauffer 2012:1 [ref. 31871]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.