Astatoreochromis alluaudi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Astatoreochromis alluaudi |
| Species Authority: |
Pellegrin, 1904 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Allauad's Haplo |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2010 |
| Assessor/s: |
Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Darwall, W. & Smith, K. |
Justification:
This species was common in the past. It is unknown whether the population has declined, but currently the species is still present in Lake Victoria. Given its relatively widespread distribution throughout several lakes, it is assessed as Least Concern.
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| History: |
| 2006 |
– |
Least Concern
(IUCN 2006)
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
This species is known from Lake Victoria. It is also found in other lakes than Lake Victoria; for instance Lake George, Lake Edward, Lake Nakavali, Lake Rugwiro, Lake Mugeresa, Lake Ihema, Lake Nabugabo, Lake Kachira, Lake Cyohoha, Lake Kivu and rivers and streams associated with these lakes.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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| Range Map: |
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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: |
This species is found over all substrates in the littoral zone (along rocky shores, over sand and over mud), except vegetation. The species is a pharyngeal mollusc crushers.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
The main threat to this species is hybridization due to decreased water transparency (on account of eutrophication and erosion leading to increased sedimentation and runoff) interfering with mate recognition visual cues (Mrosso et al. 2003). An additional threat is predation by Nile Perch (a potentially reversible threat).
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
None known, but the population trend of this species should continue to be monitored.
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Bibliography
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Greenwood, P.H. 1959. The monotypic genera of cichlid fishes in Lake Victoria, Part II. Bulletin British Museum of Natural History (Zoology) 5: 163-177.
Greenwood, P.H. 1966. The Fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala.
IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).
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