Placidochromis longimanus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Cichliformes

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: Placidochromis longimanus

Name

Placidochromis longimanus Trewavas, 1935

• Lectotype: BMNH 1935.6.14.1993. [Paralectotypes: (39) BMNH 1935.6.14.1983-1992 (13), 1935.6.14.1994-2005 (24); MNHN 1937-0226 (ex. BMNH) (1); NMW 25560 (1)]
• Lectotype designated by Eccles & Trewavas, 1989: 110
• Type locality: Shire Bar to Fort Maguire [Malawi], Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa

Synonyms

• Cyrtocara longimanus (Trewavas, 1935)
• Haplochromis longimanus Trewavas, 1935

References

• Trewavas, E. 1935. A synopsis of the cichlid fishes of Lake Nyasa. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (Series 10) 16(91): 65–118. PDF. Reference page. 
• Hanssens, M. 2004: The deep-water Placidochromis species. Pp. 104-197 in: Snoeks, J. (ed). The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 1–360.

Links

• Placidochromis longimanus in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.