Placidochromis

Taxobox | name = "Placidochromis"

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image_caption = "Placidochromis phenochilus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Actinopterygii
ordo = Perciformes
familia = Cichlidae
genus = "Placidochroms"
genus_authority = Eccles & Trewavas 1989
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision =see text.

"Placidochromis" is a genus of cichlid fish endemic to Lake Malawi in east Africa. This relatively large genus currently has 42 species. Most Placidochromis species live in the open or sandy regions of Lake Malawi and are part of the Haplochromine linneage of lake Malawi's cichlid taxa.

pecies

*"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" Burgess, 1979
*"Placidochromis elongatus" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis fuscus" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis hennydaviesae" Burgess & 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" Oliver, 1989
*"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 platyrhynchos" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis polli" Burgess & Axelrod, 1973
*"Placidochromis rotundifrons" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis subocularis" Günther, 1894
*"Placidochromis trewavasae" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis turneri" Hanssens, 2004
*"Placidochromis vulgaris" Hanssens, 2004

References

[http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Eschmeyer/GeneraSummary.cfm?ID=Placidochromis Placidochromis] @ [http://www.fishbase.org/ Fishbase.org]