Astatoreochromis straeleni

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 straeleni

Species Authority:

(Poll, 1944)

Common Name/s:

English

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Bluelip Haplo

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Ntakimazi, G.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic species found in streams and rivers inflowing into Lake Tanganyika. No major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the Lukuga and Ruzizi Rivers of lake Tanganyika (van Oijen and Snoeks 1991).
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	Not known, but rarely encountered in fisheries catches.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Riverine habitat. The short gut suggests it is a carnivorous species.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension.

Major Threat(s):

Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

	De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Poll, M. 1953. Poissons non Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5A): 1–251. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium. 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.

De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152

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

Poll, M. 1953. Poissons non Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5A): 1–251. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

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. 2006. Astatoreochromis straeleni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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