Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti

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	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti
Species Authority:	(Greenwood, 1954)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s:	Ntakimazi, G. & Bigirimana, C.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Widespread throughout the Lake Tanganyika catchment with no major threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Distributed throughout the affluent rivers of the Lake Tanganyika catchment , in particular the Malagarazi river and swamps and the Lukuga and Rusizi rivers.
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Little information but rarely found in fishery catches.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Riverine species. Thought to be a carnivore.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water turbidity due to erosion following agricultural extension.

Major Threat(s):

Water turbidity due to erosion following agricultural extension.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No conservation measures in place for the species.

Conservation Actions:

No conservation measures in place for the species.

Bibliography [top]

	Brichard, P. 1989. Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika. THF Publications Inc., Neptune, United States. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Van Oijen, M.J.P. and Snoeks, J. 1991. Astatoreochromis. In: J. Daget, G.G. J.-P. Gosse, Teugels & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV). pp. 9–10. ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

Brichard, P. 1989. Pierre Brichard's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Tanganyika. THF Publications Inc., Neptune, United States.

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

Van Oijen, M.J.P. and Snoeks, J. 1991. Astatoreochromis. In: J. Daget, G.G. J.-P. Gosse, Teugels & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV). pp. 9–10. ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

Citation:	Ntakimazi, G. & Bigirimana, C. 2006. Astatoreochromis vanderhorsti. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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