pyrrhocephalus, Haplochromis Witte [F.] & Witte-Maas [E. L. M.] 1987:37, Pls. 1, 3, 6 (left half) [Implications for taxonomy and functional morphology; ref. 21865] Northern part of Mwanza Gulf, Lake Victoria [Victoria Nyanza], Tanzania, depth 10-12 meters. Holotype: RMNH 30667. Paratypes: RMNH 30601, 30668-699 (total 34). •Valid as Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus Witte & Witte-Maas 1987 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:131 [ref. 20956], van Oijen & Witte 2003:477 [ref. 27422], de Zeeuw et al. 2013:14 [ref. 32385], Vranken et al. 2023:[20] [ref. 40198]). Current status: Valid as Haplochromis pyrrhocephalus Witte & Witte-Maas 1987. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Central Africa: Lake Victoria. Habitat: freshwater.