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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); ecclesi: Named in honour of Mr. David H. Eccles, who worked for about 2 decades on the biology, evolution and taxonomy of Lake Malawi cichlids (Ref. 55898).
Eponymy: Dr David Henry Eccles (1932-2021) was a British ichthyologist, limnologist and naturalist who was Senior Fisheries Research Officer of Malawi. [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Écologie
; eau douce benthopélagique; profondeur 96 - 125 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical
Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, known from Kande Beach in Malawi and Lukoma Bay in Tanzania (Ref. 55898).
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 6.3 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 55898)
Épines dorsales (Total) : 15; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 9 - 11; Épines anales: 3; Rayons mous anaux: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 35.6-36.8 %SL; lachrymal 17.7-19.1 % head length; snout length 28.6-29.8 % head length; lower jaw length 38.1-40.0 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 29.3-30.5 % head length; cheek depth 17.1-18.1 % head length; eye diameter 35.8-37.8 % head length; interorbital width 17.6-18.6 % head length; 17-21 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 55898).
Life cycle and mating behavior
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 2024-2)
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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=0.00389 (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 (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Ref.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
