Placidochromis acutirostris

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Placidochromis acutirostris Hanssens, 2004

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Klassifizierung / Names Namen | Synonyme | Catalog of Fishes(Gattung, Arten) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Placidochromis: Latin, placidus = of peaceful or tranquile appearance + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335);  acutirostris: From the Latin "acutus" = acute, sharp, and "rostrum" = snout, referring to its pointed snout (Ref. 55898).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ökologie

; süßwasser benthopelagisch; tiefenbereich 30 - 61 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical

Verbreitung Länder | FAO Gebiete | Ecosystems | Vorkommen | Point map | Einführungen | Faunafri

Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Wissman Bay in Tanzania (Ref. 55898).

Size / Gewicht / Alter

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.4 cm SL Männchen/unbestimmt; (Ref. 55898)

Kurzbeschreibung Morphologie | Morphometrie

Rückenflossenstacheln (insgesamt): 17 - 18; Rückenflossenweichstrahlen (insgesamt): 9-11; Afterflossenstacheln 3; Afterflossenweichstrahlen: 9 - 10. Diagnosis: head length 33.9-36.5 %SL; snout length 37.3-41.3 % head length; lower jaw length 36.4-40.3 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 27.1-30.1 % head length; outer oral dentition well-developed bicuspid; interorbital width 13.7-16.8 % head length; lower pharyngeal jaw 22.3-26.7 % head length; body depth 32.4-36.0 %SL (Ref. 55898).

Biologie     Fachlexikon (Englisch) (z.B. epibenthic)

Life cycle and mating behavior Geschlechtsreife | Fortpflanzung | Ablaichen | Eier | Fecundity | Larven

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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 Rote Liste Status (Ref. 130435)


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