variabilis, Lethrinops Trewavas [E.] 1931:139, Figs. 2, 3a, 4a [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 7 (no. 37); ref. 16339] Vua and Mwaya, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: (29) BMNH 1930.1.31.1-20; MNHN 1937-0239 and 0240 [ex BMNH] (2); NMW 25565-66 (1, 1). Type catalog: Blanc 1962:216 [ref. 20868]. •Valid as Tramitichromis variabilis (Trewavas 1931) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:257 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:510 [ref. 20944], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2004:256 [ref. 28115], Konings 2016:371 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Tramitichromis variabilis (Trewavas 1931). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.