Ctenochromis Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:153 [25] Masc. Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer 1893. Type by subsequent designation. On p. 25 of separate. Two included species; first subsequent designation by Regan 1922:685 [ref. 3673] (name in parentheses) or else by Jordan 1923:219 [ref. 2421]. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893 -- (Greenwood 1979:287 [ref. 1898], Poll 1986:38 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:229 [ref. 24781], Poll & Gosse 1995:261 [ref. 24781], Schraml & Tichy 2010:90 [ref. 30895], Konings 2015:223 [ref. 34660], Genner et al. 2022:42 [ref. 39254]). Current status: Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.