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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); domirae: Named after its type locality, Domira Bay, Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Freshwater; benthopelagic; depth range 78 - 79 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Domira Bay in Malawi (Ref. 55898).
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 9.3 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)
Short description
Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal
spines
(total): 15 - 16;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 9-10;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 8. Diagnosis: snout length 35.9-37.1 % head length; lower jaw length 36.2-38.7 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 31.9-32.3 % head length; outer oral teeth entirely unicuspid or unequally bicuspid; 2/3 inner oral tooth rows; cheek depth 27.0-28.4 % head length; lachrymal depth 23.7-25.2 % head length; interorbital width 50.7-52.8 % head width; lower pharyngeal teeth slender to moderately enlarged; body depth 37.6-40.6 %SL (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | 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. 115185)
CITES (Ref. 115941)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates of some properties based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82805): 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.
69278): High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (13 of 100) .
