| Citation | Snoeks, J. (ed.), 2004, The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy.. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. |
| Ref. | 55463 Snoeks, J. (ed.), 2004 |
| Page | 301;fig.98 |
| Named Used as Valid | Sciaenochromis spilostichus |
| Comment | |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Lake Malawi |
| Quote | "Despite its melanin pattern, we are pretty confident that this species is better placed in the genus Sciaenochromis than in Mylochromis." |