obtusus, Haplochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:86, 100 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6); ref. 4451] South West Arm between the Bar and Nkhudzi, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.6.14.1453. •Valid as Maravichromis obtusus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:225 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:256 [ref. 20944]). •Valid as Mylochromis obtusus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Konings 2016:271 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Mylochromis obtusus (Trewavas 1935). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.