melanchros, Stigmatochromis Stauffer [J. R., Jr.], Cleaver-Yoder [R. M.] & Konings [A. F.] 2011:217, Fig. 3 [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 124 (no. 3); ref. 31560] Mazinzi Reef, 13°53'S, 34°53'E, Lake Malawi, Africa. Holotype: PSU 4944. Paratypes: PSU 4609 (1), 4945 (1), 4947 (1). species epithet is a noun in apposition. •Valid as Stigmatochromis melanchros Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings 2011 -- (Konings 2016:348 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Stigmatochromis melanchros Stauffer, Cleaver-Yoder & Konings 2011. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Lake Malawi, eastern Africa. Habitat: freshwater.