Haplochromis aeneocolor

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:	Haplochromis aeneocolor
Species Authority:	Greenwood, 1972

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Twongo, T.K.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Restricted distribution in Lake George (surface area of 260 km²) and the Kazinga channel with potential lake-wide threats from water pollution from the mining activities in Kasese District (Dunn 1989, Ogutu-Ohwayo et al. 1997). Qualifies as Vulnerable on account of restriction to a single location that could, in this case, be impacted by water pollution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake George and the Kazinga Channel.
Countries:	Native: Uganda
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Common near papyrus fringes but is rare elsewhere in the inshore zone. Apparently never occurs offshore. A maternal mouth brooder.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No particular threats are known but the species has a restricted range.

Major Threat(s):

No particular threats are known but the species has a restricted range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Unknown.

Conservation Actions:

Unknown.

Bibliography [top]

	Dunn, I.G. 1989. Fisheries management study in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. In: Technical assistance to Uganda Institute of Ecology conservation of natural resources. Project No. 4100.037.42.44. Greenwood, P.H. 1981. A review of the Haplochromis and related species (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake George, Uganda. In: P.H. Greenwood (ed.). The Haplochromine Fishes of the East African Lakes. Collected papers of their taxonomy, biology and evolution (with an introduction and a species index). Kraus-Thompson GbmH, Munchen, Germany. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Ogutu-Ohwayo, R., Kamanyi, J.R., Wandera, S.B., Amiina, R. and Mugume, F. 1997 The fisheries and fish stocks of Lake George, their productivity, exploitation, management and conservation. National Agricultural Research Organisation, Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Jinja.

Dunn, I.G. 1989. Fisheries management study in the Queen Elizabeth National Park, Uganda. In: Technical assistance to Uganda Institute of Ecology conservation of natural resources. Project No. 4100.037.42.44.

Greenwood, P.H. 1981. A review of the Haplochromis and related species (Pisces: Cichlidae) from Lake George, Uganda. In: P.H. Greenwood (ed.). The Haplochromine Fishes of the East African Lakes. Collected papers of their taxonomy, biology and evolution (with an introduction and a species index). Kraus-Thompson GbmH, Munchen, Germany.

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

Ogutu-Ohwayo, R., Kamanyi, J.R., Wandera, S.B., Amiina, R. and Mugume, F. 1997 The fisheries and fish stocks of Lake George, their productivity, exploitation, management and conservation. National Agricultural Research Organisation, Fisheries Resources Research Institute, Jinja.

Citation:	Twongo, T.K. 2006. Haplochromis aeneocolor. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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