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Genera that contain: Haplochromis [ 47 ] records

Allochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:57 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis welcommei Greenwood 1966. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Allochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Allochromis Greenwood 1980. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Astatotilapia Pellegrin [J.] 1904:(164) 299 [Mémoires de la Société Zoologique de France v. 16 (nos 2-4); ref. 3419] Fem. Sparus desfontainii Lacepède 1802. Type by subsequent designation. Earliest type designation apparently Regan 1922 (not researched). Species originally spelled desfontainii (p. 54) and desfontaines (p. 160), the latter emended to desfontainesi by Boulenger 1899:135 [ref. 14695]; desfontainii regarded as correct. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904 -- (Greenwood 1979:281 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1980:6 [ref. 1899], Ribbink et al. 1983:245 [ref. 13555] with wrong author, Poll 1986:40 [ref. 6136], Krupp & Schneider 1989:393 [ref. 13651], Teugels & Thys van den Audenaerde in Lévêque et al. 1992:728 [ref. 21590], Poll & Gosse 1995:229, 263, 283 [ref. 24781], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:268 [ref. 28117], Scharpf 2009:3 [ref. 30400], Schraml & Tichy 2010:91 [ref. 30895], Marshall 2011:217 [ref. 31755], Trape 2016:529 [ref. 34893]). Current status: Valid as Astatotilapia Pellegrin 1904. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Bayonia Boulenger [G. A.] 1911:70 [Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova (Serie 3). v. 5 (no. 45); ref. 580] Fem. Bayonia xenodonta Boulenger 1911. Type by monotypy. Objectively invalid; preoccupied by Bayonia Bocage 1865 in mammals; apparently not replaced. •Synonym of Macropleurodus Regan 1922 -- (Greenwood 1956:299 [ref. 1894], van Oijen 1991:250 [ref. 20959]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (based on current status of Macropleurodus Regan 1922). 1°Homonym. Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Caprichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:265 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis orthognathus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:36 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:272 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Caprichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cheilochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:104 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis euchilus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). Not the same as Chilochromis Boulenger. •Valid as Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:42 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:273 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cleptochromis (subgenus of Lipochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:31 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Paratilapia parvidens Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Lipochromis Regan 1920, but a valid subgenus Cleptochromis as described -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Clinodon Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 5 (no. 25); ref. 3669] Masc. Hemitilapia bayoni Boulenger 1908. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Cnestrostoma Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 5 (no. 25); ref. 3669] Neut. Paratilapia polyodon Boulenger 1909. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1991:198 [ref. 20959]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Copadichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:294 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis quadrimaculatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:51 [ref. 20944], Konings 1999:62 [ref. 23779], Stauffer & Sato 2002:91 [ref. 26070], Chisambo & Snoeks 2004:261 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:273 [ref. 28117], Stauffer & Konings 2006:11 [ref. 28633], Stauffer et al. 2011:212 [ref. 31560]). Current status: Valid as Copadichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ctenochromis Pfeffer [G. J.] 1893:153 [25] [Jahrbuch der Hamburgischen Wissenschaftlichen Anstalten v. 10; ref. 3461] Masc. Ctenochromis pectoralis Pfeffer 1893. Type by subsequent designation. On p. 25 of separate. Two included species; first subsequent designation by Regan 1922:685 [ref. 3673] (name in parentheses) or else by Jordan 1923:219 [ref. 2421]. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893 -- (Greenwood 1979:287 [ref. 1898], Poll 1986:38 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:229 [ref. 24781], Poll & Gosse 1995:261 [ref. 24781], Schraml & Tichy 2010:90 [ref. 30895], Konings 2015:223 [ref. 34660], Genner et al. 2022:42 [ref. 39254]). Current status: Valid as Ctenochromis Pfeffer 1893. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Dimidiochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:88 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis strigatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:76 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:276 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Dimidiochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Eclectochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:277 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis ornatus Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Eclectochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:82 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:277 [ref. 28117]). •Synonym of Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Konings 2016:285 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Protomelas Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Enterochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:43 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis erythrocephalus Greenwood & Gee 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Enterochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:283 [ref. 24781], Schraml & Tichy 2010:91 [ref. 30895]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826], de Zeeuw et al. 2010:243 [ref. 31028] with subgenera). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Gaurochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:32 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis empodisma Greenwood 1960. Type by original designation. Described as a new genus on p. 32, as a new subgenus on p. 36. •Valid as Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275, 283 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Haplochromis (subgenus of Chromis) Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1888:76 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1888; ref. 2168] Masc. Chromis (Haplochromis) obliquidens Hilgendorf 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid with expanded concept -- (van Oijen 1996:57 [ref. 22826]). •Valid as Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (Greenwood 1962 [ref. 5925], Greenwood 1973 [ref. 7566], Greenwood 1974 [ref. 7503], Greenwood 1979 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1980 [ref. 1899], Snoeks 1988 [ref. 6867], van Oijen 1991:9 [ref. 20098], van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], Moran et al. 1994:274 [ref. 22421], Snoeks 1994:21 [ref. 21588], Poll & Gosse 1995:261, 283 [ref. 24781], Seegers 1996:280 [ref. 23725], Farias et al. 1998:502 [ref. 23856], Takahashi 2003:378 [ref. 27540], Seegers 2008:150 [ref. 29830], Schraml & Tichy 2010:81 [ref. 30895], de Zeeuw et al. 2010:202 [ref. 31028], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038] as'"Haplochromis', Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459], Vranken et al. 2019:105 [ref. 36120], Vranken et al. 2020:[1] [ref. 36730], Vranken et al. 2020:1202 [ref. 37051], Vranken et al. 2022:1 [ref. 39202], Vranken et al. 2023:[1] [ref. 40198]). Current status: Valid as Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Harpagochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:10 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Hemichromis serranus Pfeffer 1896. Type by original designation. •Valid as Harpagochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemihaplochromis Wickler [W.] 1963:90 [Senckenbergiana Biologica v. 44 (no. 2); ref. 4738] Masc. Haplochromis multicolor Hilgendorf 1903 (= Chromis multicolor Schoeller 1903). Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemihaplochromis Wickler 1963 -- (Greenwood 1973:225 [ref. 7566]). •Synonym of Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934 -- (Greenwood 1984:213 [ref. 5311], Greenwood 1989:2 [ref. 14120], Skelton 1991:394 [ref. 20950]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudocrenilabrus Fowler 1934. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hemitaeniochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:71 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis urotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:195 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:283 [ref. 28117], Oliver 2012:35 [ref. 32111]). Current status: Valid as Hemitaeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf [F. M.] 1888:77 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1888; ref. 2168] Fem. Paratilapia retrodens Hilgendorf 1888. Type by monotypy. •Valid as Hoplotilapia Hilgendorf 1888 -- (Greenwood 1980:72 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:198 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Labrochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 5 (no. 25); ref. 3669] Masc. Tilapia pallida not of Boulenger 1911 (Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger 1906). Type by original designation. Based on a misidentified type species (see Greenwood 1980:37 [ref. 1899]), specimens misidentified by Regan as T. pallida were Haplochromis ishmaeli Boulenger 1906, as recognized by Regan (1922). Probably should go to ICZN. Labrochromis treated as valid by Greenwood 1980:37 [ref. 1899]. •Synonym of Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Lipochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 5 (no. 25); ref. 3669] Masc. Pelmatochromis obesus Boulenger 1906. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Lipochromis Regan 1920 -- (Greenwood 1980:26 [ref. 1899], Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:100 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Macropleurodus Regan [C. T.] 1922:189 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1922 (pt 1) (no. 9); ref. 3675] Masc. Haplochromis bicolor Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. See Greenwood 1956:299-300 [ref. 1894]. •Valid as Macropleurodus Regan 1922 -- (Greenwood 1980:80 [ref. 1899], Greenwood 1983:209 [ref. 5364], van Oijen 1991:250 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Maravichromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:203 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis ericotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Maravichromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:252 [ref. 20944]). •Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Derijst & Snoeks 1992:173 [ref. 22390], Turner & Howarth 2001:205 [ref. 25642], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Mylacochromis (subgenus of Gaurochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:36 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis obtusidens Trewavas 1928. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Gaurochromis Greenwood 1980, but a valid subgenus Mylacochromis as described -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Naevochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:197 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis chrysogaster Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:269 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Naevochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Neochromis Regan [C. T.] 1920:45 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 9) v. 5 (no. 25); ref. 3669] Masc. Tilapia simotes Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Neochromis Regan 1920 -- (Greenwood 1980:49 [ref. 1899], Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781], Seehausen et al. 1998:139 [ref. 23435]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). Current status: Valid as Neochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Nyassachromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:75 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis breviceps Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:300 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:288 [ref. 28117], Stauffer & Konings 2006:12 [ref. 28633]). Current status: Valid as Nyassachromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Orthochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1954:402 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 12) v. 7 (no. 78) (art. 57); ref. 1893] Masc. Haplochromis malagaraziensis David 1937. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382]). •Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954 -- (Greenwood 1979:295 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:206 [ref. 5311], Poll 1986:42 [ref. 6136], Poll & Gosse 1995:227, 253 [ref. 24781], De Vos & Seegers 1998:375 [ref. 23662], Wamuini Lunkayilakio & Vreven 2010:280 [ref. 31038], Schedel et al. 2014:135 [ref. 33459], Konings 2015:25 [ref. 34660], Schedel et al. 2018:301 [ref. 36087]). Current status: Valid as Orthochromis Greenwood 1954. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Paralabidochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1956:327 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 3 (no. 7); ref. 1894] Masc. Paralabidochromis victoriae Greenwood 1956. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956 -- (Greenwood 1980:67 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:355 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:281 [ref. 24781], Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830] with comments, in Haplochromis). Current status: Valid as Paralabidochromis Greenwood 1956. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Placidochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:108 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis longimanus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:378 [ref. 20944], Hanssens 2004:104 [ref. 28056], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:296 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Platygnathochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:228 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis melanonotus Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Platygnathochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:381 [ref. 20944]). •Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920 -- (Turner & Howarth 2001:206 [ref. 25642], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:287, 297 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Synonym of Mylochromis Regan 1920. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Platytaeniodus Boulenger [G. A.] 1906:451 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 7) v. 17 (no. 101) (art. 49); ref. 574] Masc. Platytaeniodus degeni Boulenger 1906. Type by monotypy. Misspelled Platyaeniodus by Jordan 1920:517 [ref. 4905]. •Valid as Platytaeniodus Boulenger 1906 -- (Greenwood 1980:75 [ref. 1899], van Oijen 1991:382 [ref. 20959], Poll & Gosse 1995:275 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen 1996:102 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis HIlgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Prognathochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:14, 19 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Paratilapia prognathus Pellegrin 1904. Type by original designation. Described as a genus on p. 14, as a subgenus on p. 19. •Valid as Prognathochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Psammochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:53 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Pelmatochromis riponianus Boulenger 1911. Type by original designation. •Valid as Psammochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:283 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pseudohaplochromis Allgayer [R.] 1981:12 [Aquarama No. 62; ref. 20953] Masc. Haplochromis euchilus Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. Senior synonym of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989; but prevailing usage prefers Cheilochromis. Not treated by Eccles & Trewavas 1989 [ref. 13547]. •Mention in the synonymy of Cyrtocara Boulenger 1902 -- (Maréchal 1991:73 [ref. 20944]). •In the synonymy of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Current status: Synonym of Cheilochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Ptyochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:60 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis (Ptyochromis) fischeri Seegers 2008. Original type species, Ctenochromis sauvagei Pfeffer 1896 was a misidentified type species. The species intended by Greenwood was renamed Haplochromis (Ptyochromis) fischeri by Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). •Valid as Ptyochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:281 [ref. 24781], Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 but a valid subgenus Ptyochromis -- (Seegers 2008:186 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Pyxichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:24 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis parorthostoma Greenwood 1967. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:277 [ref. 24781] as Pixichromis, Lippitsch & Kaufman 2003:89 [ref. 27727]). Current status: Valid as Pyxichromis Greenwood 1980. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Rheohaplochromis (subgenus of Haplochromis) Thys van den Audenaerde [D. F. E.] 1963:145 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 68 (pts 1-2); ref. 4404] Masc. Tilapia polyacanthus Boulenger 1899. Apparently not available as above, described after 1930 with two included species and no designation of a type species (Art 13.3). Perhaps can date to treatment in Zoological Record for 1964 (see remarks on Art. 13.3 in Appendix A in Eschmeyer 1990 [ref. 20647]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948 -- (Roberts & Kullander 1994:120 [ref. 21382]). Current status: Synonym of Schwetzochromis Poll 1948. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Sciaenochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:231 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis ahli Trewavas 1935. Type by original designation. •Valid as Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:440 [ref. 20944], Konings 1993:29 [ref. 21304], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:297 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Stigmatochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:173 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis woodi Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:463 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:304 [ref. 28117], Cleaver et al. 2009:174 [ref. 30418], Stauffer et al. 2011:212 [ref. 31560]). Current status: Valid as Stigmatochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Taeniochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:73 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis holotaenia Regan 1922. Type by original designation (also monotypic). •Valid as Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:466 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Taeniochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Taeniolethrinops Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:261 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis praeorbitalis Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:467 [ref. 20944], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2003:127 [ref. 26763], Ngatunga & Snoeks 2004:253 [ref. 28115], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:307 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Taeniolethrinops Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Thoracochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1979:290 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 35 (no. 4); ref. 1898] Masc. Paratilapia wingatii Boulenger 1902. Type by original designation. •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956]). •Valid as Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979 -- (Greenwood 1979:290 [ref. 1898], Greenwood 1984:189 [ref. 5311], Roberts & Kullander 1994:134 [ref. 21382], Poll & Gosse 1995:261 [ref. 24781]). Current status: Valid as Thoracochromis Greenwood 1979. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tridontochromis (subgenus of Prognathochromis) Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:20 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis tridens Regan & Trewavas 1928. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tridontochromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Tyrannochromis Eccles [D. H.] & Trewavas [E.] 1989:97 [Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera.; ref. 13547] Masc. Haplochromis macrostoma Regan 1922. Type by original designation. •Valid as Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewvas 1989 -- (Maréchal 1991:534 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:309 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Valid as Tyrannochromis Eccles & Trewavas 1989. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Xystichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:46 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Chromis nuchisquamulatus Hilgendorf 1888. Type by original designation. •Valid as Xystichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:284 [ref. 24781]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], van Oijen 1996:101 [ref. 22826]). •Status uncertain -- (Seegers 2008:166 [ref. 29830]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.

Yssichromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1980:22 [Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Zoology v. 39 (no. 1); ref. 1899] Masc. Haplochromis fusiformis Greenwood & Gee 1969. Type by original designation. •Valid as Yssichromis Greenwood 1980 -- (Poll & Gosse 1995:279 [ref. 24781], van Oijen & Witte 2003:478 [ref. 27422]). •Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888 -- (van Oijen et al. 1991:101 [ref. 20956], Vranken et al. 2023:[18] [ref. 40198]). Current status: Synonym of Haplochromis Hilgendorf 1888. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae.


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