virgatus, Haplochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:83, 94 [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 1935.6.14.1011. •Valid as Protomelas virgatus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:65 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:393 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:119 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Protomelas virgatus (Trewavas 1935). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.