alpha, Otopharynx Oliver [M. K.] 2018:164, Figs. 2A, 3, 4 [Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History v. 59 (no. 2); ref. 36257] Nankumba Peninsula, Lake Malaŵi, Malaŵi, about 14°01'45"S, 34°49'43"E, depth 9 meters. Holotype: YPM ICH 031028. Paratypes: YPM. Plus additional non-type material. •Valid as Otopharynx alpha Oliver 2018. Current status: Valid as Otopharynx alpha Oliver 2018. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Central part of the southeast arm, Lake Malaŵi, Africa. Habitat: freshwater.