perileucos, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:58, Fig. 9 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Likoma Island (Membe Point), 12°04'S, 34°45'E, Malawi, depth 5-8 meters. Holotype: PSU 2652.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175085 (3), MFRU 34 (3), PSU 2652.2 (5), USNM 343717 (3). •Valid as Melanochromis perileucos Bowers & Stauffer 1997. •Mention -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30309]). •Valid as Pseudotropheus perileucos (Bowers & Stauffer 1997) -- (Konings & Stauffer 2012:21 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:115 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Pseudotropheus perileucos (Bowers & Stauffer 1997). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.