Animalia > Chordata > Perciformes > Cichlidae > Placidochromis

Placidochromis (Lake Malawi cichlid) with Relationships

Wikipedia Abstract

Placidochromis is a genus of cichlids endemic to Lake Malawi in Eastern Africa. They are part of the haplochromine lineage of Lake Malawi's cichlid taxa. Most Placidochromis species live in the open or sandy regions of the lake.
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Species

Placidochromis electra (Electra)
Placidochromis johnstoni (Lake Malawi cichlid)

External References

Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0