Pelmatochromis (subgenus of Paratilapia) Steindachner [F.] 1894:40 Masc. Paratilapia (Pelmatochromis) buettikoferi Steindachner 1894. Type by subsequent designation. Type designated by Jordan 1920:465 [ref. 4905] and by Regan 1922:252 [ref. 3674]. Fossils are referred to this genus by van Couvering 1982:36 [ref. 2042]. •Valid as Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894 -- (Greenwood 1987:142 [ref. 6166], Lévêque et al. 1989:122 [ref. 26480], Paugy et al. 1990:342 [ref. 26477], Daget 1991:361 [ref. 20947], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:737 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:267 [ref. 24781], Lamboj 2001:70 [ref. 28829], Stiassny et al. 2007:335 [ref. 30045]). Current status: Valid as Pelmatochromis Steindachner 1894. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.