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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); msakae: Named after its type locality, Msaka, Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Eponymy: This is a toponym referring to Msaka, Lake Malawi, Malawi, the type locality. (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environnement : milieu / zone climatique / profondeur / gamme de distribution
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; profondeur 66 - 67 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in the southern part of the lake (Ref. 55898).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 7.9 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55898)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15 - 16; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 10 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 31.3-34.3 %SL; snout length 28.1-30.6 % head length; snout blunt; lower jaw length 32.9-34.6 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; gape inclined at about 15° to horizontal; premaxillary pedicel length 22.9-27.5 % head length; eye diameter 37.1-39.6 % head length; predorsal distance 34.0-36.4 %SL; dorsal fin base length 53.1-55.2 %SL; body depth 34.5-36.7 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Cycle de vie et comportement reproducteur
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
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)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
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Harmless
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Estimations basées sur des modèles
Indice de diversité phylogénétique (Réf. 82804) |
PD50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high]. |
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Bayesian length-weight
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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). |
Niveau trophique (Réf. 69278) |
3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives |
Résilience (Réf. 120179) |
Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.). |
Vulnérabilité de la pêche (Ref. 59153) |
Low vulnerability (12 of 100). 🛈 |