interruptus, Melanochromis Johnson [D. S.] 1975:22, Fig. [Today's Aquarist v. 2 (no. 1); ref. 2356] Off Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi. Holotype: USNM 214221. Paratypes: USNM 214222 (1). •Valid as Melanochromis interruptus Johnson 1975 -- (Maréchal 1991:260 [ref. 20944]). •Mention -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309]). •Valid as Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson 1975) -- (Konings & Stauffer 2012:20 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:115 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson 1975). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.