parallelus, Melanochromis Burgess [W. E.] & Axelrod [H. R.] 1976:44, Figs. [Tropical Fish Hobbyist v. 24 (no. 7); ref. 7373] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype: USNM 215029. Paratypes: USNM 215030-31 (1, 2). •Valid as Melanochromis parallelus Burgess & Axelrod 1976 -- (Maréchal 1991:263 [ref. 20944], Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:56 [ref. 30309]). •Synonym of Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975 -- (Konings & Stauffer 2012:7 [ref. 31871], Konings 2016:425 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Melanochromis loriae Johnson 1975. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.