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Common names: [No common name]
Occurrence: endemic
Salinity: freshwater
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Uses: live export: yes;
Comments: type locality of the holotype of Placidochromis boops: 'South West Arm' (Ref. 55898). Found in Senga Bay, north of the Nankumba Peninsula, in the southwest arm of Lake Malawi and north of Mvunguti (Ref. 55898). Also Ref. 79521.
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Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mi.html
National Fisheries Authority: http://isp.msu.edu/AfricanStudies/Plea/mfri.htm
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Hanssens, M., 2004
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> Cichliformes (Cichlids, convict blennies) > Cichlidae (Cichlids) > Pseudocrenilabrinae
Etymology: Placidochromis: Latin, placidus = of peaceful or tranquile appearance + Greek, chromis = a fish, perhaps a perch (Ref. 45335); boops: From the Greek "bo-opis" = cow-eyed, big-eyed, referring to its large eyes (Ref. 55898).

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ekologi

; sötvatten bentopelagisk; djupintervall 74 - 125 m (Ref. 55898). Tropical

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Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, occurs in the southern part of the lake in Malawi (Ref. 55898).

Size / Vikt / Age

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 11.2 cm SL hane/ej könsbestämd; (Ref. 55898)

Short description Morfologi | Morfometri

Taggstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 14 - 15; Mjukstrålar i ryggfenan (totalt): 10-11; Taggstrålar i analfenan 3; Mjukstrålar i analfenan: 8 - 9. Diagnosis: head length 37.9-39.8 %SL; body depth 34.9-37.7 %SL; snout length 30.8-35.3 % head length; lower jaw length 42.6-46.0 % head length; premaxillary pedicel length 29.4-34.0 % head length; cheek depth 19.7-23.4 % head length; lachrymal length 19.7-22.7 % head length; predorsal distance 39.7-41.8 %SL; 16-19 gill-rakers on lower limb of first arch (Ref. 55898).

Life cycle and mating behavior Könsmognad | Reproduktion | Lek | Ägg | Fecundity | Larver

Main reference Upload your references | referenser | Koordinator : Kullander, Sven O. | Medarbetare

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)

Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 20 June 2018

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

Harmless

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Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82804): PD₅₀ = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].

Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01514 (0.00700 - 0.03275), b=2.97 (2.80 - 3.14), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).

Trofisk nivå (Ref. 69278): 3.3 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Resiliens (Ref. 120179): Hög, lägsta populationsfördubblingstid mindre än 15 månader (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).

Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).

Placidochromis boops Hanssens, 2004