baliodigma, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:60, Fig. 10 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Membe Island, 12°03'S, 34°37'E, Malawi, depth 5 meters. Holotype: PSU 2563.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175086 (2), MFRU 35 (2), PSU 2563.2 (4), USNM 343718 (3). •Valid as Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer 1997 -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:21 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:110 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis baliodigma Bowers & Stauffer 1997. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.