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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); minutus: From the Latin "minutus" = small, referring to its small size (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 112 - 114 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Nkhotakota in Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)
Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 9. Diagnosis: head length 38.8 %SL; body depth 36.4 %SL; 24 gill-rakers on lower limb; snout length 28.9 % head length; lower jaw length 43.0 % head length; 2/2 inner oral tooth rows; premaxillary pedicel length 31.9 % head length; relatively narrow interorbital, 41.7 % head length; lachrymal length 18.3 % head length; cheek depth 19.1 % head length; interorbital width 17.0 % head length; predorsal distance 41.3 %SL (Ref. 55898).
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Maturities | Reproduction | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvae
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)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±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).