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Xenotilapia leptura

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Xenotilapia leptura
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1901

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Bigirimana, C.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
A lake endemic, but widespread and common. No major threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is thought to be widely distributed along all shores of the lake.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: They usually hang head down on the sides of rocks. They also appear to move up from deeper water when breeding to provide increased oxygen for their broods. This species is a rocky grazer.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water pollution and sedimentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia leptura. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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