FB-62401 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62401 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Placidochromis Placidochromis longus 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-62407 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 00:12:12 2005-12-07 00:12:12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62407 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diagnosis: head length 34.6-37.3 %SL; snout length 32.7-35.5 % head length; lower jaw length 34.5-38.6 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 27.3-30.4 % head length; outer oral dentition well-developed bicuspid; 1/1 inner oral tooth rows; lachrymal depth 21.4-23.2 % head length; cheek depth 21.8-24.4 % head length; interorbital width 16.5-20.0 % head length (Ref. 55898).Description: dorsal body profile strongly convex; ventral body profile almost straight; dorsal head profile convex above eye; snout profile straight; snout of moderate size and pointed; mouth normal; gape inclined at about 10° to horizontal; maxilla extending to vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth long and slender, bicuspid or tricuspid anteriorly, becoming unicuspid posteriorly; inner oral teeth small, short and tricuspid; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; upper margin of eye touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw stout; a series of enlarged pharyngeal teeth along centre of toothed area; gill-rakers on lower limb short (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale yellowish brown; 6-7 pale brown to brown vertical bars below dorsal fin; base of dorsal fin pale grey; dorsal fin with white submarginal band and dark grey tips; grey oblique bands in soft dorsal; all other fins pale (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-62407 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 00:12:12 2005-12-07 00:12:12 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62407 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 - 9 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-62407 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=62407 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: endemic to Lake Malawin widely distributed (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-62407 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=62407 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 6.7 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#DiagnosticDescription 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-62407 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=62407 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 53 - 122 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)