pulpican, Cynotilapia Tawil [P.] 2002:72, 8 figs. [L'an Cichlidé v. 2; ref. 26903] Membe Point, Maingano, near Likoma Island, Lake Malawi, Likoma, Malawi. Holotype: MNHN 2002-0839. Paratypes (11): MNHN 2002-0831-0841 (11), plus 1 non-type. •Valid as Cynotilapia pulpican Tawil 2002 -- (Tawil 2011:208 [ref. 31667]). •Valid as Metriaclima pulpican (Tawil 2002) -- (Ciccotto et al. 2011:24 [ref. 31119], Stauffer et al. 2013:103 [ref. 32704], Konings 2016:24 [ref. 34521]). •Valid as Maylandia pulpican (Tawil 2002) -- see discussion Maylandia. Current status: Valid as Maylandia pulpican (Tawil 2002). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.