| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Oreochromis latilabris |
| Species Authority: | Seegers & Tichy, 1999 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Only known from a few localities (springs and small river inflows) in the Lake Natron drainage. Such a restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation and chance events. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to the lake Natron basin where it inhabits some southern and southeastern springs and affluents of the southern Lagoon. In addition, it was collected from one of two springs and the adjacent relatively wide stream between the Moinik River and the southwestern lagoon (Seegers and Tichy 1999). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | IT has been collected in springs and the effluent streams which flow to Lake Natron (Seegers and Tichy 1999). An omnivorous species but is mainly herbivorous living on the bluegreen algae covering the substrate (Seegers and Tichy 1999). It is a maternal mouthbrooder (Seegers and Tichy 1999). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Oreochromis latilabris. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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