FB-62380 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62380 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cichliformes Cichlidae Placidochromis Placidochromis minutus Hanssens, 2004 2005-11-25 2024-03-25 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) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62386 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-06 22:05:23 2005-12-06 22:05:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62386 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Diagnosis: head length 36.6-39.4 %SL; snout length 35.4-38.2 % head length; lower jaw length 34.5-36.1 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 28.8-31.47 % head length; outer oral teeth unicuspid; inner oral teeth present, unicuspid; cheek depth 20.4-24.3 % head length; lachrymal depth 23.2-24.5 % head length; interorbital width 17.9-21.4 % head length; lower pharyngeal teeth fine and slender; predorsal distance 39.9-43.2 %SL; body depth 35.5-38.7 %SL (Ref. 55898).Description: dorsal body profile more strongly convex than ventral body profile; dorsal head profile convex except small specimens with straight dorsal head profile; larger specimens with slightly concave dorsal snout profile; snout pointed and angular; mouth normal; gape almost horizontal; lower jaw inclined at about 10° to horizontal; maxilla extending to vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral dentition unicuspid or shouldered tricuspid; inner oral dentition unicuspid; 2-3 series of scales on cheek; lower pharyngeal jaw normal; pharyngeal teeth fine and slender; gill-rakers on lower limb short and pointed; mature males with soft rays of dorsal fin prolonged, but not filamentous (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale brownish yellow; 6-7 vertical bars below dorsal fin; dorsal fin with grey base, white submarginal band, and grey lappets and tips; broad grey vertical bars in soft dorsal; all other fins pale (Ref. 55898). Mature males: dark vertical bars on body; snout, chin and belly dark; dorsal fin with grey base, white submarginal band, grey lappets and black tips; broad vertical to oblique grey bands on soft dorsal; caudal fin with black edges; anal and ventral fins with black leading edge (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-62386 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-06 22:05:23 2005-12-06 22:05:23 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62386 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Dorsal spines (total): 14 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 12; 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-62386 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 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=62386 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, present in Malawi and Tanzania (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-62386 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 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=62386 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology 7.7 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-62386 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-29 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=62386 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 123 - 147 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)