boops, Placidochromis Hanssens [M.] 2004:126, Fig. 9 [The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa; ref. 28056] Southwest Arm, Malawi, Lake Malawi, depth 104 meters. Holotype: MRAC 99-41-P-3859. Paratypes: MRAC 99-41-P-3860 (1), 99-41-P-3861 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 46188 [ex RUSI 74-174] (1), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 64189 [ex RUSI 74-162] (1). •Valid as Placidochromis boops Hanssens 2004 -- (Konings 2016:406 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis boops Hanssens 2004. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.