FB-62370 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62370 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Cyprinidae Barbus Barbus thessalus Stephanidis, 1971 2005-11-24 2006-01-23 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) Beolens, B., M. Grayson and M. Watkins0 Eponym dictionary of Fishes. Dunbeath, Caithness (Scotland, UK): Whittles Publishing Limited, 1300 p. (Ref. 128868) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62377 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-05 19:21:13 2005-12-05 19:21:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62377 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Diagnosis: head length 35.4-36.4 %SL; snout length 30.0-33.3 % head length; lower jaw length 40.0-41.3 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 34.0-35.6 % head length; lachrymal 18.2-19.6 % head length; eye diameter 35.3-36.1 % head length; interorbital width 17.8-20.0 % head length; 21-24 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch; predorsal distance 37.7-39.1 %SL (Ref. 55898).Description: dorsal body profile more strongly convex than ventral body profile; ventral body profile almost straight in some specimens; dorsal head profile straight below eye; snout moderately long, pointed and angular; mouth large; gape inclined at about 20° to horizontal; maxilla extending beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth small, mixed bicuspid, tricuspid or shouldered tricuspid, close-set anteriorly, becoming unicuspid and more widely set posteriorly; inner oral teeth shouldered tricuspid; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; upper margin of eye touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw normal in shape; all pharyngeal teeth fine; gill-rakers on lower limb long and slender (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale brownish yellow; 6 faint vertical bars below dorsal fin; all fins pale; dorsal fin with some faint spots; spots merged into oblique bars on soft dorsal (Ref. 55898). Mature males: dark snout, lips, chin and belly; dorsal fin with grey base, thin white submarginal band, and dark lappets and tips; broad dark oblique bands in soft dorsal; anal fin dark; dark leading edge to ventral fin (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-62377 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-05 19:21:13 2005-12-05 19:21:13 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62377 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; 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-62377 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 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=62377 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in the southeastern arm of the lake 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-62377 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 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=62377 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat 6.5 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#Distribution 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-62377 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 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=62377 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 50 - 70 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)