melanotus, Rhamphochromis Ahl [E.] 1926:60 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1926; ref. 77] Langenburg, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: (2) ZMB 32389. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:96 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Rhamphochromis leptosoma Regan 1922 -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:317 [ref. 13547]). •Synonym of Rhamphochromis esox (Boulenger 1908) -- (Turner et al. 2004:212 [ref. 28114]). Current status: Synonym of Rhamphochromis esox (Boulenger 1908). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.