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compressiceps, Paratilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:240 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 575] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1908.10.27.59. •Valid as Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger 1908) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:95 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:76 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117], Konings 2016:309 [ref. 34521], Çiçek et al. 2023:466 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2024:330 [ref. 40789]). Current status: Valid as Dimidiochromis compressiceps (Boulenger 1908). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lakes Malawi and Malombe and upper ShirĂ© River. Introduced in Israel. Habitat: freshwater.


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