Haplochromis angustifrons
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Haplochromis angustifrons |
| Species Authority: |
Boulenger, 1914 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Twongo, T.K. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Recorded from Lakes George and Edward and the Kazinga Channel. The total extent of occurrence is less than 2,000 km² but, despite potential threat through water quality decline in Lake George, there are no current threats or records of population decline.
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Geographic Range
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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: |
An offshore species that occurs mainly over sandy substrates and less commonly over mud/silt habitats. Feed on plankton and benthic invertebrates. Sexually dimorphic, at least in Lake George.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
No particular threats are known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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Bibliography
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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.
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