gigas, Haplochromis Ahl [E.] 1926:55 [Sitzungsberichte der Gesellschaft Naturforschender Freunde zu Berlin 1926; ref. 77] Near Langenburg, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa. Holotype (unique): ZMB 22710. Types mentioned: Paepke 1995:95 [ref. 21847]. •Synonym of Buccochromis lepturus (Regan 1922) -- (Eccles & Trewavas 1989:239 [ref. 13547], Maréchal 1991:30 [ref. 20944], Snoeks & Hanssens 2004:269 [ref. 28117]). Current status: Synonym of Buccochromis lepturus (Regan 1922). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.