Orthochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1954:402 Masc. Haplochromis malagaraziensis David 1937. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382]). •Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954 -- (Greenwood 1979:295 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:206 [ref. 5311], Poll 1986:42 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:227, 253 [ref. 24781], De Vos & Seegers 1998:375 [ref. 23662], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459], Konings 2015:25 [ref. 34660], Schedel et al. 2018:301 [ref. 36087]). Current status: Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.