borealis, Placidochromis Hanssens [M.] 2004:189, Fig. 37 [The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa; ref. 28056] Wissman Bay, Tanzania, Lake Malawi, depth 53-61 meters. Holotype (unique): SADC/GEF-98/28/111/24 [MRAC 99-41-P-3943]. •Valid as Placidochromis borealis Hanssens 2004 -- (Konings 2016:408 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis borealis Hanssens 2004. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.