Placidochromis electra

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.) 2024. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication, www.fishbase.org, version 02/2024.

Vernacular names

English: Deep Water Hap