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Teleostei (teleosts) > 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); fuscus: From the Latin "fuscus" = dark brown, dark, referring to the dark melanin pattern in mature males (Ref. 55898).

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Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 87 - 89 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical

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

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Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)

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Dorsal spines (total): 16 - 17; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: head length 33.3-34.8 %SL; head width 40.5-42.9 % head length; snout length 30.2-30.8 % head length; lower jaw length 37.3-39.2 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; gape inclined at about 10-15° to horizontal; premaxillary pedicel length 21.5-24.2 % head length; cheek depth 20.4-21.9 % head length; eye diameter 36.4-37.3 % head length; predorsal distance 36.6-38.6 %SL; body depth 36.6-39.2 %SL (Ref. 55898).

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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 Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)

Data deficient (DD) ; Date assessed: 19 June 2018

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 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).

Placidochromis fuscus Hanssens, 2004