modestus, Pseudotropheus Johnson [D. S.] 1974:38, Fig. [Today's Aquarist v. 1 (no. 3); ref. 19585] Off Makanjila Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: USNM 213497. •Valid as Pseudotropheus modestus Johnson 1974 -- (Maréchal 1991:410 [ref. 20944]). •Valid as Tropheops modestus (Johnson 1974) -- (Konings 2016:90 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Tropheops modestus (Johnson 1974). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.