cyaneorhabdos, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:53, Fig. 4 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Likoma Island (Mbako Point), 12°02'S, 34°45'E, Malawi, depth 5 meters. Holotype: PSU 2650.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175083 (4); MFRU 32 (8); PSU 2650.2 (6); USNM 343715 (8). •Valid as Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos Bowers & Stauffer 1997. •Mention -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30309], Miesen et al. 2016:91 [ref. 34492]). •Valid as Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos (Bowers & Stauffer 1997) -- (Konings & Stauffer 2012:20 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:116 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos (Bowers & Stauffer 1997). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi, introduced Indonesia. Habitat: freshwater.