dialeptos, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:51, Fig. 2 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Masinje, 13°35'S, 34°51'E, Malawi, depth 10 meters. Holotype: PSU 2649.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175082 (3), MFRU 31 (5), PSU 2649.2 (10), USNM 343714 (5). •Valid as Melanochromis dialeptos Bowers & Stauffer 1997 -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:20 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:113 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis dialeptos Bowers & Stauffer 1997. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.