Placidochromis phenochilus

Placidochromis phenochilus
	Males of the Tanzania/Lupingo (above) and Mdoka/white lip (below) variants
Conservation status
	; Endangered (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Placidochromis
Species:	P. phenochilus
Binomial name
	Placidochromis phenochilus; (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonyms
	Haplochromis phenochilus Trewavas, 1935; Cyrtocara phenochilus (Trewavas, 1935); Protomelas phenochilus (Trewavas, 1935);

Placidochromis phenochilus is a species of cichlid endemic to the northern parts of Lake Malawi. This species can reach a length of 15.7 centimetres (6.2 in) TL.^[2]

References[edit]

^ Konings, A. (2018). "Placidochromis phenochilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60979A148653793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60979A148653793.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Placidochromis phenochilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[iucn_status_16_November_2021-1] Konings, A. (2018). "Placidochromis phenochilus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60979A148653793. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60979A148653793.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.

[2] Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Placidochromis phenochilus" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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