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Limnochromis auritus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Limnochromis auritus
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1901)
Common Name/s:
English – Spangled Cichlid

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: Ntakimazi, G.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika and deltas of major rivers; found all around the lake, only over soft bottoms, from 2 to 125 m deep. No major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is also found in the Malagarasi river delta. It has a lake-wide distribution.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Common all around the lake, but never abundant in fisheries catches.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found over soft bottoms, from 2–125 m deep (average: 36 m) where it feeds on molluscs, worms, crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Over-fishing (mostly beach seining), and siltation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Limnochromis auritus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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