Xenochromis Boulenger [G. A.] 1899:125 Masc. Xenochromis hecqui Boulenger 1899. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Type designated on p. 126. •Synonym of Perissodus Boulenger 1898 -- (Liem & Stewart 1976 [ref. 7096]). •Valid as Xenochromis Boulenger 1899 -- (Poll 1986:152 [ref. 6136], Maréchal & Poll 1991:536 [ref. 20946], Poll & Gosse 1995:247 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Konings 2015:379 [ref. 34660]). Current status: Valid as Xenochromis Boulenger 1899. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.