spilostichus, Haplochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:86, 100 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6); ref. 4451] Monkey Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1935.6.14.1459. •Valid as Mylochromis spilostichus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Turner & Howarth 2001:206 [ref. 25642], Konings 2016:351 [ref. 34521]). •Valid as Sciaenochromis spilostichus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:234 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:441 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:301 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Mylochromis spilostichus (Trewavas 1935). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.