FB-62405 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62405 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Placidochromis Placidochromis nkhotakotae 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-62411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 21:38:42 2005-12-07 21:38:42 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62411 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Diagnosis: head length 32.8-33.6 %SL; snout length 27.3-29.8 % head length; lower jaw length 34.9-37.1 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; cheek depth 17.9-20.5 % head length; interorbital width 17.2-19.5 % head length; eye diameter 39.5-41.0 % head length; body depth 31.3-24.2 %SL (Ref. 55898).Description: dorsal body profile convex; ventral body profile almost straight; head small; snout short and steep; mouth small; gape inclined at about 15° to horizontal; maxilla extending to beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth bicuspid, becoming unicuspid posteriorly; inner oral teeth tricuspid; cheek shallow; 1-2 series of scales on cheek; lower pharyngeal jaw normal; a few central pharyngeal teeth enlarged but not molariform; eye large; upper margin of eye not touching dorsal head profile; gill-rakers on lower limb short (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale brownish yellow; 6-7 faint vertical bars below dorsal fin, only visible on dorsal part of body; dorsal fin pale grey with grey tips; caudal fin pale grey with grey trailing edge; all other fins pale (Ref. 55898). Mature males: body darker; snout, chin and belly dark; dorsal fin grey, with dark grey submarginal band and white lappets and tips; broad grey oblique bands on soft dorsal; caudal grey with black trailing, upper and lower edges; anal and ventral fins with black leading edges (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-62411 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 21:38:42 2005-12-07 21:38:42 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62411 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 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-62411 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=62411 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in the southern part of the lake and at Kande Beach in Malawi (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-62411 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=62411 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#LifeCycle 6.4 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#Size 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-62411 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=62411 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 34 - 67 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)