fuscus, Placidochromis Hanssens [M.] 2004:177, Fig. 32 [The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa; ref. 28056] Masaka, Malawi, Lake Malawi, depth 87-89 meters. Holotype: SADC/GEF 97/15/11/38 [MNRC 99-41-P-3927]. Paratypes: SADC/GEF 97/15/11/39-41 [MRAC 99-41-P-3928-30] (3). •Valid as Placidochromis fuscus Hanssens 2004 -- (Konings 2016:408 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis fuscus Hanssens 2004. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.