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Species in the genus Labidochromis: [ 20 ] records

caeruleus, Labidochromis Fryer [G.] 1956:88, Figs. 8-9 [Revue de Zoologie et de Botanique Africaines v. 53 (nos 1-2); ref. 12192] Nkata Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1956.9.4.9. Paratypes: BMNH 1956.9.4.10-11 (2), BMNH (4, 1 skeleton). •Valid as Labidochromis caeruleus Fryer 1956 -- (Maréchal 1991:210 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:22 [ref. 34521], Chan et al. 2023:145 [ref. 40365], Çiçek et al. 2023:466 [ref. 40601], Çiçek et al. 2024:331 [ref. 40789], Goren 2025:17 [ref. 42464]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis caeruleus Fryer 1956. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: East Africa: Lake Malawi. Introduced in Israel and Hong Kong (China). Habitat: freshwater.

chisumulae, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:239, Fig. 28 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Off shores of Chisumulu Island, central Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, 12°01'S, 34°38'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.79. Paratypes: AMNH 39198 (2), BMNH 1981.1.9.80-84 (5), MRAC 80-35-P-22-23 (2), NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3834 (2), SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 471 (1), USNM 226816 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis chisumulae Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:210 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:144 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis chisumulae Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

exasperatus, Melanochromis Burgess [W. E.] 1976:61, Figs. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 24 (no. 6); ref. 7369] Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: USNM 214935. Paratypes: USNM 214936 (5). •Synonym of Melanochromis joanjohnsonae (Johnson 1974) -- (Maréchal 1991:260 [ref. 20944]). •Mention -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:19 [ref. 31871]). •Synonym of Labidochromis joanjohnsonae Johnson 1974 -- (Konings 2016:42 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Labidochromis joanjohnsonae Johnson 1974. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.

flavigulis, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:203, Fig. 5 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Off shores of Likoma Island, central Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, 12°03'S, 34°43'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.17. Paratypes: AMNH 39189 (2); BMNH 1981.1.9.18-24 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-7-8 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3832 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 466 (2); USNM 226807 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis flavigulis Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:211 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:280 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis flavigulis Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

freibergi, Labidochromis Johnson [D. S.] 1974:14, Fig. 1 [Today's Aquarist v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7428] Off Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], Malawi. Holotype: AMNH 33466. •Valid as Labidochromis freibergi Johnson 1974 -- (Maréchal 1991:211 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:43 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis freibergi Johnson 1974. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

gigas, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:247, Fig. 33 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Shores of Mbako Bay, Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, 13°01'S, 34°43'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.92. Paratypes: AMNH 42902 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.93-95 (3); MRAC 80-35-P-26 (1); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3825 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 474 (1); USNM 226818 (1). •Valid as Labidochromis gigas Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:212 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:25 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis gigas Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

heterodon, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:222, Fig. 18 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Off shores of Boadzulu Island, southeastern arm of Lake Malawi [Nyasa], 14°13'S, 35°08'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.58. Paratypes: AMNH 39194 (1), 42906 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.59-65 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-24-25 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3818 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 472 (2); USNM 226812 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis heterodon Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:212 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:26 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis heterodon Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

ianthinus, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:218, Fig. 14 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.49. Paratypes: AMNH 39193 (2); BMNH 1981.1.9.50-56 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-15-16 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3831 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 469 (2); USNM 226811 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis ianthinus Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:212 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:144 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis ianthinus Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

joanjohnsonae, Labidochromis Johnson [D. S.] 1974:15, Fig. 2 [Today's Aquarist v. 1 (no. 1); ref. 7428] Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: AMNH 33464. Paratypes: AMNH 33465 (1). •Synonym of Labidochromis fryeri Oliver 1973 -- (Oliver 1975:319 [ref. 7453]). •Valid as Melanochromis joanjohnsonae (Johnson 1974) -- (Maréchal 1991:260 [ref. 20944] with paratype referable to Labidocrhomis textilis Oliver 1975). •See Konings & Stauffer 2012:18-19 [ref. 31871] in Pseudotropheus. •Valid as Labidochromis joanjohnsonae Johnson 1974 -- (Konings 2016:42 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis joanjohnsonae Johnson 1974. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

lividus, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:250, Fig. 36 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Between Makulawe Point and Ndomo Point, western coast of Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, 12°02'S, 34°43'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.96. Paratypes: BMNH 1981.1.9.97-100 (4); USNM 226819 (1). •Valid as Labidochromis lividus Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:213 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:281 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis lividus Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

maculicauda, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:198, Fig. 3 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Off shores at Nkhata Bay, central western coast of Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, 11°35'S, 34°18'E. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.9. Paratypes: AMNH 39188 (1), 42904 (1); BMNH 1981.1.19.10-16 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-5-6 (1, 1); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3827 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 470 (2); USNM 226806 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis maculicauda Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:213 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:46 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis maculicauda Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

mathotho, Labidochromis Burgess [W. E.] & Axelrod [H. R.] 1976:48, Fig. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 24 (no. 7); ref. 7373] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: USNM 215032. Paratypes: USNM 215033 (1). Sometimes seen 'corrected' to mathothoi. •Valid as Labidochromis mathotho Burgess & Axelrod 1976 -- (Maréchal 1991:214 [ref. 20944]). Current status: Uncertain as Labidochromis mathotho Burgess & Axelrod 1976. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

mbenjii, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:214, Fig. 11 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.41. Paratypes: AMNH 39192 (2); BMNH 1981.1.9.42-48 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-13-14 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3821 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 464 (2); USNM 226810 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis mbenjii Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:214 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:45 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis mbenjii Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

mylodon, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:231, Fig. 23 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Shore of Mumbo Island, 14°00'S, 34°45'E, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.68. Paratypes: AMNH 39196 (1), 42908 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.69-72 (4); MRAC 80-35-P-19-20 (1, 1); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3824 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 467 (2); USNM 226814 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis mylodon Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:214 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:146 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis mylodon Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

pallidus, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:235, Fig. 26 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Shores of Maleri Islands, 13°53'S, 34°37'E, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.73. Paratypes: AMNH 39197 (2); BMNH 1981.1.9.74-78 (5); MRAC 80-35-P-17-18 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 38380 (2); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 465 (2); USNM 226815 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis pallidus Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:214 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:146 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis pallidus Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

shiranus, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:210, Fig. 9 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.33. Paratypes: AMNH 39191 (1), 42907 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.34-40 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-11-12 (2); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3828 (1), 3829 (1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 468 (2); USNM 226809 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis shiranus Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:215 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:281 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis shiranus Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

strigatus, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:207, Fig. 7 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.25. Paratypes: AMNH 39190 (1), 42905 (1); BMNH 1981.1.9.26-32 (7); MRAC 80-35-P-9-10 (1, 1); NMBZ [ex QVMS] 3819-3820 (1, 1); SAIAB [formerly RUSI] 473 (2); USNM 226808 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis strigatus Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:215 [ref. 20944]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis strigatus Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

textilis, Labidochromis Oliver [M. K.] 1975:320, Fig. [Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington v. 88 (no. 29); ref. 7453] Probably at Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1975.5.27.9. Paratypes: AMNH 32413-14 (2, 1), 33465 (1); BMNH 1975.5.27.10-12 (3), 1975.5.27.13 (1), 1975.5.27.14-15 (2), 1975.5.27.16-17 (2). •Valid as Labidochromis textilis Oliver 1975 -- (Maréchal 1991:216 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:280 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis textilis Oliver 1975. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

vellicans, Labidochromis Trewavas [E.] 1935:80, Fig. 7 [Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) v. 16 (no. 91) (art. 6); ref. 4451] Nkudzi Bay, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.326. Paralectotypes: BMNH 1935.6.14.324-325 (2), 1935.6.14.327-328 (2), 1935.6.14.329-334 (6). Lectotype selected by Lewis 1982:195 [ref. 8451]. Two paralectotypes are referred to Labidochromis maculicauda Lewis 1982 (Maréchal 1991:213 [ref. 20944]). •Valid as Labidochromis vellicans Trewavas 1935 -- (Maréchal 1991:216 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:45 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis vellicans Trewavas 1935. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.

zebroides, Labidochromis Lewis [D. S. C.] 1982:253, Fig. 38 [Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society v. 75 (no. 3); ref. 8451] Mazimbwe Island, off the southern tip of Likoma Island, 12°06'S, 34°43'E, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: BMNH 1981.1.9.101. Paratypes: BMNH 1981.1.9.102-106 (5), USNM 226820 (1). •Valid as Labidochromis zebroides Lewis 1982 -- (Maréchal 1991:217 [ref. 20944], Konings 2016:43 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Labidochromis zebroides Lewis 1982. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.