aureus, Haplochromis Vranken [N.], van Steenberge [M.], Mbalassa [M.] & Snoeks [J.] 2023:[15], Figs. 1, 6 [Hydrobiologia v. 850; ref. 40198] Open water near border, Lake Edward, Africa, 0°16'34.5"S, 29°42'44.0"E, pelagic catch. Holotype: MRAC 2019.002.P.0136. Paratypes: BMNH, IRSNB, MRAC. •Valid as Haplochromis aureus Vranken, van Steenberge, Mbalassa & Snoeks 2023. Current status: Valid as Haplochromis aureus Vranken, van Steenberge, Mbalassa & Snoeks 2023. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Central Africa: Lake Edward. Habitat: freshwater.