Placidochromis pallidus Hanssens, 2004
Accepted species in Catalogue of Life’s 11 September 2026 base release. This preserves the source classification and available supporting data; it is not a completed species monograph.
Identity & source status
- Scientific name
- Placidochromis pallidus Hanssens, 2004
- Name authority
- Hanssens, 2004
- Rank
- species
- Accepted status
- accepted
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Cichliformes
- Family
- Cichlidae
- Genus
- Placidochromis
- Extinction status
- Not supplied by this source
Source habitat flags: Marine: no · Freshwater: yes · Terrestrial: no. These do not form a complete habitat description.
Classification family tree
Nested taxonomic groups from the source. This is not a direct-ancestor chain, a dated evolutionary tree or a phylogenetic reconstruction.
- domainEukaryota (Chatton, 1925) Whittaker & Margulis, 1978
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- subphylumVertebrata
- infraphylumGnathostomata
- parvphylumOsteichthyes
- gigaclassActinopterygii
- superclassActinopteri
- classTeleostei
- orderCichliformes
- familyCichlidae Bonaparte, 1835
- subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinae Fowler, 1934
- genusPlacidochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989
- speciesPlacidochromis pallidus Hanssens, 2004
Close classified relatives
These entries share the source’s genus, Placidochromis. They are not necessarily the closest relatives established by molecular evidence.
| Species | Classification | Source status |
|---|---|---|
| Placidochromis acuticeps Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis acutirostris Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis argyrogaster Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis boops Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis borealis Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis chilolae Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis communis Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis fuscus Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis hennydaviesae (Burgess & Axelrod, 1973) | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis intermedius Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis koningsi Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
| Placidochromis lineatus Hanssens, 2004 | CichlidaeChordata | Accepted speciesExtinction status not supplied |
Source literature & publication evidence
References attached to this source record, including nomenclatural citations where supplied. This is a selected bibliography; abbreviated citations remain in the source’s form.
- Hanssens, M. (2004). The deep-water Placidochromis species. In: J. Snoeks (Ed.). The Cichlid Diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa: Identification, Distribution and Taxonomy. Cichlid Press, El Paso, Texas. 1-360, Chapter 7, pp. 104–197. Source fields: Taxon.tsv dwc:namePublishedIn, Taxon.tsv dcterms:references
Origins, evidence & remaining research
Name authority and publication references document nomenclature where the source supplies it. They do not establish evolutionary origins or the earliest fossil occurrence.
Specimen-level evidence, morphology, ecological research, phylogenetic studies, a comprehensive bibliography and a located literary passage have not yet been compiled for this record. A suitable sourced image remains to be added.
Dataset citation & attribution
This exact taxon in ChecklistBank · Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11
Catalogue of Life 2026-09-11; dataset 316321; doi:10.48580/dgz5n. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ . Retrieved 5 October 2026.
Stable key: col:4JDLM. Classification follows source parent identifiers. English common names may vary by region.