typus, Paracara Bleeker [P.] 1878:193, Pl. 3 (fig. 3) [Verslagen en Mededeelingen der Koninklijke Akademie van Wetenschappen. Afdeeling Natuurkunde (Ser. 2) v. 12; ref. 455] Eastern Madagascar. Holotype (unique): RMNH 6692. Type catalog: Fricke et al. 2018:252 [ref. 35805]. •Synonym of Paratilapia polleni Bleeker 1868 -- (Maréchal & Gosse 1991:358 [ref. 20961], Fricke et al. 2018:252 [ref. 35805]). Current status: Synonym of Paratilapia polleni Bleeker 1868. Cichlidae: Ptychochrominae. Habitat: freshwater.