mpoto, Melanochromis Konings [A. F.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 2012:14, Figs. 5-6 [Zootaxa No. 3258; ref. 31871] Katale Island, 10°27.3'S, 34°17.2'E, Lake Malawi, Malawi. Holotype: PSU 6039. Paratypes: AMNH 255292 (1), 255293 (1); BMNH 2012.1.21.1 (1), 2012.1.12.2 (1); PSU 6040 (3), 6041 (7). •Valid as Melanochromis mpoto Konings & Stauffer 2012 -- (Konings 2016:152 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Melanochromis mpoto Konings & Stauffer 2012. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: northern part of Lake Malawi, Habitat: freshwater.