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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); lineatus: From the Latin "lineatus" = striped, referring to its striped melanin pattern (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 123 - 125 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Lukoma Bay in Tanzania (Ref. 55898).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.1 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)
Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 34.1-35.1 %SL; head width 39.7-41.4 % head length; snout length 31.9-34.8 % head length; lower jaw length 35.9-36.8 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 29.2-30.8 % head length; outer oral teeth unicuspid; cheek depth 22.3-23.5 % head length; lachrymal depth 22.6-23.7 % head length; interorbital width 18.6-22.0 % head length and 47.0-54.5 % head width; lower pharyngeal teeth small and slender; predorsal distance 37.0-38.2 %SL; body depth 33.5-37.9 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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=0.01000 (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).