cristatus, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:54, Figs. 13-14 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Ogha River, Nigeria. Holotype: BMNH 1969.3.26.76. Paratypes: CAS 63145 (1); MNHN 1908-0124 to -0126 (3), 1935-0237 (1). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemichromis cristatus Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:189 [ref. 20957], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2709 [ref. 34618]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis cristatus (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis cristatus (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Guinea to Sierra Leone. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.