variabile, Trematocara Poll [M.] 1952:5, Figs. 3-4 [Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique v. 28 (no. 49); ref. 12798] Moba Bay, south of M'toto, 1 kilometer offshore, Lake Tanganyika, depth 20-50 meters. Holotype: MRAC 111716. Paratypes: (963) BMNH 1960.9.30.5644-5927 (284); IRSNB 320-327 (67, 4, 49, 40, 78, 1, 40, 30); MRAC 111717-112101 (385 or 384 in 24 lots). Type catalog: Walschaerts 1987:39 [ref. 20755], Derijst 1991:71 [ref. 21528]. •Valid as Trematocara variabile Poll 1952 -- (Maréchal & Poll 1991:514 [ref. 20946], De Vos et al. 1996:14 [ref. 23211], Takahashi 2002:258 [ref. 26334], De Vos et al. 2001:130 [ref. 26059], Konings 2015:373 [ref. 34660], Konings 2019:397 [ref. 36983]). Current status: Valid as Trematocara variabile Poll 1952. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Tanganyika. Habitat: freshwater.