Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Superphylum: Deuterostomia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Infraphylum: Gnathostomata
Megaclassis: Osteichthyes
Superclassis/Classis: Actinopterygii
Classis/Subclassis: Actinopteri
Subclassis/Infraclassis: Neopterygii
Infraclassis: Teleostei
Megacohors: Osteoglossocephalai
Supercohors: Clupeocephala
Cohors: Euteleosteomorpha
Subcohors: Neoteleostei
Infracohors: Eurypterygia
Sectio: Ctenosquamata
Subsectio: Acanthomorphata
Divisio/Superordo: Acanthopterygii
Subdivisio: Percomorphaceae
Series: Ovalentaria
Superordo: Cichlomorphae
Ordo: Cichliformes
Familia: Cichlidae
Subfamilia: Pseudocrenilabrinae
Tribus: Haplochromini
Genus: Placidochromis
Species: P. acuticeps – P. acutirostris – P. argyrogaster – P. boops – P. borealis – P. chilolae – P. communis – P. domirae – P. ecclesi – P. electra – P. elongatus – P. fuscus – P. hennydaviesae – P. intermedius – P. johnstoni – P. koningsi – P. lineatus – P. longimanus – P. longirostris – P. longus – P. lukomae – P. macroceps – P. macrognathus – P. mbunoides – P. milomo – P. minor – P. minutus – P. msakae – P. nigribarbis – P. nkhatae – P. nkhotakotae – P. obscurus – P. ordinarius – P. orthognathus – P. pallidus – P. phenochilus – P. platyrhynchos – P. polli – P. rotundifrons – P. subocularis – P. trewavasae – P. turneri – P. vulgaris
Name
Placidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989: 108
Type species: Haplochromis longimanus Trewavas, 1935
Type by original designation.
References
Eccles, D.H. & Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, H.W. Dieckhoff, Herten, West Germany: 1–334. Reference page.
Snoeks, J. & Hanssens, M. 2004. Identification guidelines to other non-mbuna. pp. 266–310 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.
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Nomenclator Zoologicus
Placidochromis is a genus of cichlids 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.
Species
There are currently 43 recognized species in this genus:[1]
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 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
Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). Species of Placidochromis in FishBase. April 2013 version.
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