Placidochromis

Placidochromis ist eine Gattung kleiner bis mittelgroßer Cichliden die endemisch im Malawisee leben. Es handelt sich um relativ friedliche Bewohner die eher in Bereichen des Freiwassers, als an den Felsen vorkommen. Die Gattung wurde von Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 aufgestellt. Typusart ist Placidochromis longimanus. Die Tribus ist Haplochromini.

Folgende Arten sind beschrieben:

Placidochromis acuticeps Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis acutirostris Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis argyrogaster Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis boops Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis borealis Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis chilolae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis communis Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis domirae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis ecclesi Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis electra (Burgess, 1979)

Placidochromis elongatus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis fuscus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis hennydaviesae (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)

Placidochromis intermedius Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis johnstoni (Günther, 1894)

Placidochromis koningsi Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis lineatus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis longimanus (Trewavas, 1935)

Placidochromis longirostris Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis longus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis lukomae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis macroceps Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis macrognathus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis mbunoides Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis milomo Oliver, 1989

Placidochromis minor Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis minutus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis msakae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis nigribarbis Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis nkhatae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis nkhotakotae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis obscurus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis ordinarius Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis orthognathus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis pallidus Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis phenochilus (Trewavas, 1935)

Placidochromis platyrhynchos Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis polli (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973)

Placidochromis rotundifrons Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894)

Placidochromis trewavasae Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis turneri Hanssens, 2004

Placidochromis vulgaris Hanssens, 2004

Evtl. noch unbeschrieben:

Placidochromis sp. "big eye"

Placidochromis sp. "big mouth"

Placidochromis sp. "blue otter"

Placidochromis sp. "blue-head piper"

Placidochromis sp. "carnivore"

Placidochromis sp. "chinyankwazi"

Placidochromis sp. "deep cheek"

Placidochromis sp. "deep"

Placidochromis sp. "electra blackfin"

Placidochromis sp. "electra blue"

Placidochromis sp. "electra boadzulu"

Placidochromis sp. "electra mozambique"

Placidochromis sp. "electra type"

Placidochromis sp. "elongate thin bar"

Placidochromis sp. "green orange deep"

Placidochromis sp. "hennydaviesae IV"

Placidochromis sp. "hennydaviesae V"

Placidochromis sp. "jalo"

Placidochromis sp. "longimanus chirombo"

Placidochromis sp. "longimanus mumbo"

Placidochromis sp. "longimanus namiasi"

Placidochromis sp. "longimanus thumbi"

Placidochromis sp. "mbamba"

Placidochromis sp. "pale elongate blunt snout"

Placidochromis sp. "pale elongate dull"

Placidochromis sp. "phenochilus gissel"

Placidochromis sp. "phenochilus tanzania"

Placidochromis sp. "white-orange dorsal"