cancellus, Haplochromis Greenwood [P. H.] 1963:68 [Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London v. 140 (pt 1); ref. 4857] Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa [not Aswa River, Uganda]. Holotype (unique): BMNH 1961.12.1.355. •Synonym of Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas 1935) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:63 [ref. 13547] with locality correction, Maréchal 1991:392 [ref. 20944]). Current status: Synonym of Protomelas taeniolatus (Trewavas 1935). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.