| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | MOCHOKIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Chiloglanis neumanni | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1911 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Chiloglanis deckenii (non Peters)
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| Taxonomic Notes: | There is taxonomic uncertainty - possibly two species (Seegers 1995). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2010 |
| Assessor/s: | Hanssens, M. & Kazembe, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. & Darwall, W. |
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Justification: This species is only known from type locality, and more information is needed on its full distribution before a full assessment can be made. There is also taxonomic uncertainty associated with this species. |
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| Range Description: | A Chiloglanis species complex is known from Lake Malawi and its catchment area, Shire River and its tributaries, Lake Chiuta. However the only correct known locality is the type locality, This species is known from upper Ububu River, Tanzania. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Chiloglanis neumanni is a benthopelagic species. It feeds on the biocover of rocks and grazes on algae (Konings 1990). It is oviparous and has a distinct pairing during breeding (Breder and Rosen 1966). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. More information is needed on this species' taxonomy, distribution and threats. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Kazembe, J. 2010. Chiloglanis neumanni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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