Placidochromis msakae

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 msakae

Name

Placidochromis msakae Hanssens, 2004: 193

• Holotype: MRAC 99-41-P-3944. [Paratypes: MRAC 99-41-P-3945-3946 (4?)]
• Type locality: Msaka, Lake Malawi, Malawi, depth 66-69 meters

References

• Hanssens, M. 2004. The deep-water Placidochromis species. The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Snoeks, J. (ed). Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas: 104–197. Reference page.
• Placidochromis msakae in FishBase,
  Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2025. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.