Placidochromis subocularis

Placidochromis subocularis
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Placidochromis
Species:	P. subocularis
Binomial name
	Placidochromis subocularis; (Günther, 1894)
Synonyms
	Chromis subocularis Günther, 1894; Cyrtocara subocularis (Günther, 1894); Haplochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894); Maravichromis subocularis (Günther, 1894); Mylochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894); Tilapia subocularis (Günther, 1894);

Placidochromis subocularis is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe where it is found where sandy and rocky zones meet or over sandy substrates at depths of from 15 to 18 metres (49 to 59 ft). It feeds on aquatic invertebrates including snails. This species can reach a length of 16.2 centimetres (6.4 in) TL. It can also be found in the aquarium trade.^[2]

References[]

^ Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Mylochromis subocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60980A47226690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60980A47226690.en.
^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2013). "Placidochromis subocularis" in FishBase. April 2013 version.

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[1] Konings, A. & Kasembe, J (2018). "Mylochromis subocularis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T60980A47226690. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T60980A47226690.en.

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

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Taxon identifiers
Placidochromis subocularis	Wikidata: Q3317620 Wikispecies: Placidochromis subocularis EoL: 215842 FishBase: 2150 GBIF: 2372646 iNaturalist: 109579 IRMNG: 11215498 ITIS: 649241 NCBI: 1075433 WoRMS: 1467884
Chromis subocularis	Wikidata: Q46597470 GBIF: 6739764 IRMNG: 10148589 ZooBank: 567EC8DD-3D09-42A2-B71C-57C2A0FFF0AE

Placidochromis subocularis
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Cichliformes
Family:	Cichlidae
Genus:	Placidochromis
Species:	P. subocularis
Binomial name
*Placidochromis subocularis* (Günther, 1894)
Synonyms
Chromis subocularis Günther, 1894 Cyrtocara subocularis (Günther, 1894) Haplochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894) Maravichromis subocularis (Günther, 1894) Mylochromis subocularis (Günther, 1894) Tilapia subocularis (Günther, 1894)