Placidochromis polli is a species of cichlid endemic to the southern portions of Lake Malawi where it prefers areas with muddy or sandy substrates at depths of greater than 75 metres (246 ft). This species can reach a length of 14.9 centimetres (5.9 in) SL.[2]

Placidochromis polli
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cichliformes
Family: Cichlidae
Genus: Placidochromis
Species:
P. polli
Binomial name
Placidochromis polli
Synonyms
  • Lethrinops polli W. E. Burgess & Axelrod, 1973

Etymology

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Its specific name honours the Belgian ichthyologist Max Poll (1908-1991).[3]

References

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  1. ^ Konings, A.; Kazembe, J. (2019). "Placidochromis polli". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T61039A155049711. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T61039A155049711.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Placidochromis polli". FishBase. October 2018 version.
  3. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (25 September 2018). "Order CICHLIFORMES: Family CICHLIDAE: Subfamily PSEUDOCRENILABRINAE (p-y)". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 12 January 2019.