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Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Placidochromis: Latin, placidus = of peaceful or tranquile appearance + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); trewavasae: Named in honour of Dr. Ethelwynn Trewavas, who worked on cichlid taxonomy from the late 1920s until her death in 1993; considered the founding "mother" of Malawi cichlid taxonomy (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 70 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in the southeastern arm of the lake in Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 15;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 35.4-36.4 %SL; snout length 30.0-33.3 % head length; lower jaw length 40.0-41.3 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 34.0-35.6 % head length; lachrymal 18.2-19.6 % head length; eye diameter 35.3-36.1 % head length; interorbital width 17.8-20.0 % head length; 21-24 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch; predorsal distance 37.7-39.1 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Hanssens, M., 2004. The deep-water Placidochromis species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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