caninus, Telmatochromis Poll [M.] 1942:353 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 36 (no. 4); ref. 3516] Nyanza, Burundi, Lake Tanganyika. Holotype: MRAC 54702. Paratypes: MNHN 1962-0250 [ex MRAC] (1); MRAC 38879-81 (3), 38898-99 (2), 54641-43 (3), 54649-55 (7), 54657-59 (3), 54661-71 (11), 54693 (1), 54703-06 (4). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:222 [ref. 20868], Derijst 1991:69 [ref. 21528]. •Synonym of Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger 1919) -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:475 [ref. 20946], Hanssens & Snoeks 2003:609 [ref. 27468]). •Synonym of Telmatochromis macrolepis (Borodin 1931) -- (Konings 2015:218 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:232 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Synonym of Telmatochromis macrolepis (Borodin 1931). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.