obscurus, Placidochromis Hanssens [M.] 2004:139, Fig. 16 [The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa; ref. 28056] Msaka, Malawi, Lake Malawi, depth 65-69 meters. Holotype: SADC/GEF 97/15/03/61 [MRAC 99-41-P-3874]. Paratypes: 2 unspecified. •Valid as Placidochromis obscurus Hanssens 2004 -- (Konings 2016:406 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis obscurus Hanssens 2004. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.