brevis, Tilapia Boulenger [G. A.] 1908:243 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 8) v. 2 (no. 9); ref. 575] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Syntypes: BMNH 1908.10.27.103-104 (2). •Valid as Tramitichromis brevis (Boulenger 1908) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:256 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:509 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:308 [ref. 28117], Konings 2016:230 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Tramitichromis brevis (Boulenger 1908). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.