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tetrastigma, Chromis Günther [A.] 1894:623, Pl. 54 (fig. C) [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1893 (pt 4); ref. 2018] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa] and upper Shire River, southeastern Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1893.11.15.34. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1893.11.15.38-47 (14), 1893.11.15.48 (1, dry), 1897.6.9.268-269 (2). Lectotype selected by Eccles & Trewavas 1989:160 [ref. 13547]. •Valid as Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther 1894) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:159 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:350 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:292 [ref. 28117], Cleaver et al. 2009:166 [ref. 30418], Konings 2016:303 [ref. 34521], Oliver 2018:195 [ref. 36257]). Current status: Valid as Otopharynx tetrastigma (Günther 1894). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lakes Malawi and Malombe and upper Shiré River. Habitat: freshwater.


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