Deep-water habitats deeper than 50 m, associated with subdued light conditions.
Geographic distribution:
Collected in Lukoma Bay (Tanzania), at Nkhotakota (Malawi), and in Chilola Bay (Mozambique).
Typical adult size:
Deep-water Placidochromis are predominantly small, with most species remaining under
10 cm standard length.
Special notes:
This species belongs to the deep-water Placidochromis flock recognized from work on
numerous newly described taxa, a fauna that lives and breeds in dimly lit depths and has not
been observed in the lake’s accessible shallow waters. Within Hanssens’ grouping of
deep-living Placidochromis, it is placed in group 5 and is characterized by a silver
belly and a deeper snout than other members of that group.
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