Placidochromis electra

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 electra

Name

Placidochromis electra (Burgess, 1979)

  • Holotype: USNM 219534. [Paratypes: AMNH 39103 (4, 1 c&s); BMNH 1979.2.9.11-14 (4); USNM 219535-36 (5, 8)]
  • Type locality: Near Likoma Island, Lake Malawi [Lake Nyasa], southeastern Africa, depth about 75 feet

Synonyms

  • Cyrtocara electra (Burgess, 1979)
  • Haplochromis electra Burgess, 1979

References

  • Burgess, W.E. 1979: Studies on the family Cichlidae: 9. Haplochromis electra a new species of cichlid from the waters around Likoma Island, Lake Malawi. Tropical Fish Hobbyist, 27 (8): 91–94.
  • 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.
  • Placidochromis electra in FishBase,
    Froese, R. & Pauly, D. (eds.) 2022. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 06/2022.

Vernacular names

English: Deep Water Hap
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