FB-62386 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62386 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Placidochromis Placidochromis communis Hanssens, 2004 2005-11-29 2024-03-25 Snoeks, J. (ed.)0 The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55463) Hanssens, M.0 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) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62392 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-06 23:52:21 2005-12-06 23:52:21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62392 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 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).Description: dorsal body profile slightly more strongly convex than ventral body profile; dorsal head profile slightly convex above eye, concave between eyes; dorsal profile of snout straight; snout long, pointed and angular; mouth small; maxilla extending for about half the distance between snout tip and vertical at anterior margin of eye; lower jaw large; mouth and lower jaw inclined at about 25-30° to horizontal; outer oral dentition bicuspid, even in the largest specimens, teeth short and flattened, close-set; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; lower pharyngeal jaw relatively long and slender; all pharyngeal teeth fine and slender, close-set; gill-rakers of lower limb of moderate size, pointed or sometimes branched (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale brownish-beige; 7-8 vertical bars below dorsal fin, extending over entire body; dorsal fin grey with darker tips; grey oblique bands on soft dorsal; caudal fin with faint blotches; anal and ventral fins pale; larger males with darker snout, nape and vertical bars (Ref. 55898). 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) FB-Morphology-62392 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-06 23:52:21 2005-12-06 23:52:21 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62392 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 17 - 18; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 9 - 10 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) FB-Distribution-62392 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62392 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Wissman Bay in Tanzania (Ref. 55898). 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) FB-Size-62392 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62392 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 11.4 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)) 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) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62392 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62392 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 30 - 61 m (Ref. 55898) 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)