Aplocheilichthys lacustris
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CYPRINODONTIFORMES |
POECILIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Aplocheilichthys lacustris |
| Species Authority: |
Seegers, 1984 |
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s |
Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Only recorded from two localities. Restricted distribution, and the species’ narrow habitat preferences, makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Lake Kibiti in the Luhute River drainage and the Mbezi River system (Wildekamp 1995).
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| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Bodies of water with dense bordering vegetation (Wildekamp 1995).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Restricted distribution and narrow habitat preferences make the species more vulnerable to habitat degradation.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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