Classification / Names
Nombres comunes | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Especie) | 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); macrognathus: Derived from the Greek "makros" = large and "gnathos" = jaw, in reference to its large mouth (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecología
; agua dulce bentopelágico; rango de profundidad 5 - 126 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in the central and southern part of the lake (Ref. 55898).
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.7 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 55898)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 14 - 16; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 10 - 11; Espinas anales: 3; Radios blandos anales: 9. Diagnosis: lower jaw length 42.3-44.9 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 18.7-23.3 % head length; cheek depth 19.1-25.4 % head length; interorbital 50.0-56.3 % head width; body depth 32.8-35.7 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva
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: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Herramientas
Special reports
Download XML
Fuentes de Internet
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=0.00389 (0.00180 - 0.00842), b=3.12 (2.94 - 3.30), in cm total length, based on all LWR estimates for this body shape (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Ref.
69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Ref.
120179): Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).