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Astatotilapia stappersii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Astatotilapia stappersii
Species Authority: (Poll, 1943)
Synonym/s:
Haplochromis stappersii Poll, 1943

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Hanssens, M., Snoeks, J. & Ntakimazi, G.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
A widespread species threatened locally by overfishing but with no widespread major threats to the whole population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Streams and rivers affluent to Lake Tanganyika (van Oijen et al. 1991), but not recorded in the Malagarasi (De Vos et al. 2001).
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found in slow-flowing stream and rivers, and swampy areas. Feeds mainly on insect larvae.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Loss of wetland habitats adjacent to rivers and streams.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Hanssens, M., Snoeks, J. & Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Astatotilapia stappersii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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