communis, Placidochromis Hanssens [M.] 2004:155, Fig. 23 [The cichlid diversity of Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa; ref. 28056] Young's Bay, Malawi, Lake Malawi, depth 145-147 meters. Holotype: SADC/GEF 97/20/56/50 [MRAC 99-41-P-3886]. Paratypes: SADC/GEF 97/20/56/51-53 [MRAC 99-41-P-3887-89] (3). Plus 2 undesignated paratypes. •Valid as Placidochromis communis Hanssens 2004 -- (Konings 2016:407 [ref. 34521]). Current status: Valid as Placidochromis communis Hanssens 2004. Cichlidae: Pseudocrenilabrinae. Distribution: Eastern Africa: Lake Malawi. Habitat: freshwater.