''Placidochromis'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of
cichlids
endemic
Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...
to
Lake Malawi in
Eastern Africa. They are part of the
haplochromine lineage of Lake Malawi's cichlid taxa. Most ''Placidochromis''
species
A species () is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction. It is the basic unit of Taxonomy (biology), ...
live in the open or sandy regions of the lake.
Species
There are currently 43 recognized species in this genus:
* ''
Placidochromis acuticeps''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis acutirostris''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis argyrogaster''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis boops''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis borealis''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis chilolae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis communis
''Placidochromis'' is a genus of cichlids endemism, endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. They are part of the haplochromine lineage of Lake Malawi's cichlid taxa. Most ''Placidochromis'' species live in the open or sandy regions of the lake. ...
''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis domirae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis ecclesi''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis electra''
( W. E. Burgess, 1979) (deep-water hap)
* ''
Placidochromis elongatus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis fuscus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis hennydaviesae''
( W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973)
* ''
Placidochromis intermedius''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis johnstoni''
( Günther, 1894)
* ''
Placidochromis koningsi''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis lineatus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis longimanus''
( Trewavas, 1935)
* ''
Placidochromis longirostris''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis longus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis lukomae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis macroceps''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis macrognathus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis mbunoides''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis milomo''
M. K. Oliver, 1989 (Super VC-10 Hap)
* ''
Placidochromis minor''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis minutus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis msakae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis nigribarbis''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis nkhatae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis nkhotakotae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis obscurus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis ordinarius''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis orthognathus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis pallidus''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis phenochilus''
( Trewavas, 1935)
* ''
Placidochromis platyrhynchos''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis polli''
( W. E. Burgess & H. R. Axelrod, 1973)
* ''
Placidochromis rotundifrons''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis subocularis''
( Günther, 1894)
* ''
Placidochromis trewavasae''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis turneri''
Hanssens, 2004
* ''
Placidochromis vulgaris''
Hanssens, 2004
References
Haplochromini
*
Cichlid genera
Taxa named by David Henry Eccles
Taxa named by Ethelwynn Trewavas
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