paynei, Hemichromis Loiselle [P. V.] 1979:59, Fig. 16 [Annales, Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Tervuren, Série in 8o, Sciences Zoologiques No. 228; ref. 8810] Lake Kwarko, Sierra Leone. Holotype: BMNH 1950.9.22.50. Paratypes: BMNH 1950.9.22.51-56 (5), 1950.9.22.57-70 (15); MRAC 178196-202 (6 or 7), 73-10-P-5743-52 (9 or 10); USNM 118833 (2), 193930 (1), 193940 (1), 193943 (1). •Synonym of Hemichromis bimaculatus Gill 1862 -- (Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:740 [ref. 21590]). •Valid as Hemichromis paynei Loiselle 1979 -- (Daget & Teugels 1991:194 [ref. 20957], Schelly & Stiassny in Carpenter & De Angelis 2016:2710 [ref. 34618]). •Valid as Rubricatochromis paynei (Loiselle 1979) -- (Lamboj & Koblmüller 2022:[11] [ref. 39796]). Current status: Valid as Rubricatochromis paynei (Loiselle 1979). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Guinea to Liberia. Habitat: freshwater, brackish.