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Xenotilapia tenuidentata

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Xenotilapia tenuidentata
Species Authority: Poll, 1951
Synonym/s:
Microdontochromis tenuidentatus (Poll, 1951)
Taxonomic Notes: Synonym = Microdontochromis tenuidentatus (Poll., 1951).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Bigirimana, C. & Nzeyimana, L.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Endemic to the Lake Tanganyika system where it is widespread along the western shores with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is distributed in the western shores of the Republic of Democratic of Congo.
Countries:
Native:
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species is found in the littoral zone.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Habitat deterioration, particularly sedimentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.

Bibliography [top]

Daget, J., Gosse, J.P., Teugels, G.G. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. (eds). 1991. Check-list of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV) ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium, and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

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

Poll, M. 1956. Poissons Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5B): 390–394. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Citation: Bigirimana, C. & Nzeyimana, L. 2006. Xenotilapia tenuidentata. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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