Aplocheilichthys bukobanus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINODONTIFORMES	POECILIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Aplocheilichthys bukobanus

Species Authority:

(Ahl, 1924)

Common Name/s:

English

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Bukoba Lampeye

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s:	Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Wide distribution and no specific threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Shallow parts of papyrus swamps around Lake Victoria. Also found in river mouths, rice fields and ditches connected to Lake Victoria, in Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda. In Uganda this species also occupies similar habitat as associated with Lake Kyoga, Lake George, Lake Edward, Lake Albert, Lake Nakavali and Lake Mamala, and the adjacent river systems. Also found in the Victoria Nile, and the Kafu and Katonga rivers (Wildekamp 1995).
Countries:	Native: Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Widely distributed but likely to be declining due to agricultural encroachment of wetlands.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Shallow parts of papyrus swamps, river mouths, rice fields, ditches. Distributed in swampy areas or stagnant waters of ponds or Lakes (Wildekamp 1995).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Encroachment of wetlands for agriculture; deforestation, erosion and silting; and landbased pollution.

Major Threat(s):

Encroachment of wetlands for agriculture; deforestation, erosion and silting; and landbased pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No specific conservation measures in place.

Conservation Actions:

No specific conservation measures in place.

Bibliography [top]

	Eccles, D.H. 1992. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome. Greenwood, P.H. 1966. The Fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala, Uganda. Huber, J.H. 1999. Updates to the phylogeny and systematics of the African lampeye schooling Cyprinodonts (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilichthyinae). Cybium 23(1): 53–77 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Wildekamp, R.H. 1995. A world of killies. Atlas of the Oviparous Cyprinodontiform Fishes of the World. Vol 2. American Killifish Association, Mishawaka, Indiana, United States.

Eccles, D.H. 1992. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Greenwood, P.H. 1966. The Fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala, Uganda.

Huber, J.H. 1999. Updates to the phylogeny and systematics of the African lampeye schooling Cyprinodonts (Cyprinodontiformes: Aplocheilichthyinae). Cybium 23(1): 53–77

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Wildekamp, R.H. 1995. A world of killies. Atlas of the Oviparous Cyprinodontiform Fishes of the World. Vol 2. American Killifish Association, Mishawaka, Indiana, United States.

Citation:	Bayona, J.D.R. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Aplocheilichthys bukobanus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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