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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); turneri: Named in honour of Dr. George Turner, who has been working on the ecology, ethology, taxonomy and evolution of Lake Malawi cichlids for almost two decades (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 50 - 75 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in Tanzania and Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.6 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)
Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 35.5-37.2 %SL; snout length 31.7-36.3 % head length; lower jaw length 32.8-36.4 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; 2/2 inner oral tooth rows; premaxillary pedicel length 24.1-28.1 % head length; gape inclined at about 15° to horizontal; cheek depth 21.9-24.7 % head length; lachrymal depth 18.3-22.0 % head length; interorbital width 18.8-21.7 % head length; eye diameter 31.8-35.8 % head length; predorsal distance 37.8-40.2 %SL; body depth 36.0-38.5 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | 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
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01000 (0.00244 - 0.04107), b=3.04 (2.81 - 3.27), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
