melaniae, Chromidotilapia Lamboj [A.] 2003:2, Figs. 1-4 [Zootaxa No. 143; ref. 27429] Small creek on route Tehibanga-Mayumbe east of village Malounga, Yola system, Gabon. Holotype: AMNH 232533. Paratypes: AMNH 232534-35 (2, 2); CUMV 79914 (17); MRAC-A2-011-P-7-9 (3); NMW 94633 (3). Plus non-type material. Apparently appeared first in Lamboj 2002:76 [ref. 29294]. •Valid as Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj 2003 -- (Stiassny et al. 2007:307 [ref. 30045], Fermon et al. 2022:244 [ref. 39448]). Current status: Valid as Chromidotilapia melaniae Lamboj 2003. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: West-central Africa: Gabon endemic. Habitat: freshwater.