lepidiadaptes, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:67, Fig. 15 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Makanjila Point, 13°45'S, 34°51'E, Malawi, depth 2-4 meters. Holotype: PSU 2655.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175089 (3), MFRU 38 (3), PSU 2655.2 (5), USNM 343721 (3). •Valid as Melanochromis lepidiadaptes Bowers & Stauffer 1997 -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:21 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:218 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis lepidiadaptes Bowers & Stauffer 1997. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.