simulans, Melanochromis Eccles [D. H.] 1973:2, Fig. 1 [Arnoldia (Rhodesia) v. 6 (no. 16); ref. 104] Near Cape Ngombo, eastern shore of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi, 13°45'S, 34°50'E. Holotype: USNM 210700. •Valid as Melanochromis simulans Eccles 1973 -- (Maréchal 1991:264 [ref. 20944], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:19 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:114 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis simulans Eccles 1973. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.