Male at Tsano Rock
A male of Placidochromis sp. 'blue otter' at Tsano Rock, Lake Malawi [Malawi]. Photo by Ad Konings. determiner Ad Konings

Last updated on:
24-Jun-2011

Placidochromis sp. 'blue otter'


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Original reference as:

  • Konings, Ad. 1989. "Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat". Verduijn Cichlids, Rotterdam, Netherlands. 303 (crc01495)

Conservation: Placidochromis sp. 'blue otter' is not evaluated by the international union for the conservation of nature in the iucn red list of threatened species.