elastodema, Melanochromis Bowers [N. J.] & Stauffer [J. R., Jr.] 1997:55, Figs. 6-7 [Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters v. 8 (no. 1); ref. 22861] Lake Malawi, Chisumulu Island (Liwello Bay), 12°02'S, 34°37'E, Malawi, depth 5-8 meters. Holotype: PSU 2651.1. Paratypes: ANSP 175084 (5), MFRU 33 (4), PSU 2651.2 (8), USNM 343716 (5). •Valid as Melanochromis elastodema Bowers & Stauffer 1997. • Mention -- (Konings-Dudin et al. 2009:57 [ref. 30309], Konings & Stauffer 2012:21 [ref. 31871] but not treated in Melanochromis). •Synonym of Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson 1975) -- (Konings 2016:425 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Synonym of Pseudotropheus interruptus (Johnson 1975). Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Habitat: freshwater.