FB-62375 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62375 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Cypriniformes Nemacheilidae Schistura Schistura khugae Vishwanath & Shanta, 2004 2005-11-25 2022-03-24 Snoeks, J. (ed.)0 The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA, 360p. (Ref. 55463) Hanssens, M.0 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898) Konings, A.0 Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. 4th edition. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. 424p. (Ref. 79521) FB-DiagnosticDescr-62381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 20:20:07 2005-12-07 20:20:07 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62381 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Diagnosis: dorsal head profile strongly convex; head length 33.0-33.7 %SL; snout length 26.1-27.5 % head length; lower jaw length 36.9-37.0 % head length; outer oral dentition well developed bicuspid; premaxillary pedicel length 23.6-25.0 % head length; lachrymal depth 16.3-17.0 % head length; cheek depth 14.4-15.2 % head length; interorbital width 13.3-15.6 % head length; body depth 30.6-31.6 %SL (Ref. 55898).Description: dorsal and ventral body profiles about evenly convex; head small; snout short, steep and pointed; mouth relatively large; gape inclined at about 10-15° to horizontal; maxilla extending beyond vertical at anterior margin of eye; outer oral teeth bicuspid; inner oral teeth slender, unicuspid or shouldered bicuspid; 1-2 series of scales on cheek; cheek very shallow; eyes large; upper margin of eye touching dorsal head profile; lower pharyngeal jaw slender; all pharyngeal teeth small and slender; gill-rakers on lower limb short (Ref. 55898).Coloration: Preserved: Females and immature males: body pale brownish yellow; 6 faint vertical bars below dorsal fin; dorsal fin pale grey with grey tips; all other fins pale yellowish (Ref. 55898). Mature males: body darker; 6 dark vertical bars below dorsal fin; snout and chin brown; brown lachrymal stripe; dorsal fin grey with white tips; caudal fin grey; anal and ventral fins grey with black leading edges (Ref. 55898). Hanssens, M. 2004 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898) FB-Morphology-62381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Tobias Musschoot 2005-12-07 20:20:07 2005-12-07 20:20:07 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62381 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats Dorsal spines (total): 15; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Analspines: 3; Analsoft rays: 8 Hanssens, M. 2004 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898) FB-Distribution-62381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 00:00:00 2019-02-04 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62381 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Africa: endemic to Lake Malawi, only known from Msaka in Malawi (Ref. 55898). Hanssens, M. 2004 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898) FB-Size-62381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62381 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution 4.9 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 55898)) Hanssens, M. 2004 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-62381 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Armi G. Torres 2005-11-25 00:00:00 2024-03-25 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=62381 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats benthopelagic; freshwater; depth range 66 - 69 m (Ref. 55898) Hanssens, M. 2004 The deep-water <i>Placidochromis</i> species. p. 104-197. In J. Snoeks (ed.) The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: identification, distribution and taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, USA. (Ref. 55898)