| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Haplochromis flavus |
| Species Authority: | Seehausen, Zwennes & Lippitsch, 1998 |
| Synonym/s: |
Haplochromis (Paralabidochromis) "yellow rockpicker" Seehausen, 1996
Paralabidochromis "yellow rockpicker" Seehausen & Bouton, 1998
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Darwall, W. & Smith, K. | |||
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Justification: This species was common in the past, and whilst some sub-populations have shown evidence of decline, others are clearly thriving. The main threat (hybridisation due to decreased water transparency) appears to have a quite localised effect. Given the many locations within Lake Victoria that this species is known from, it is assessed as Least Concern |
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| Range Description: | This species is widely distributed in clear water areas of south eastern Lake Victoria. The most widely distributed species of the 'rockpicker' lineage. Abundance is very variable between localities. At most places this is a rare species but at the geographically isolated island complexes Mabibi Islands and Vesi Archipelago it is abundant or even one of the numerically dominant species in appropriate habitats (Seehausen et al. 1998). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | The species is restricted to rocky substrates in the littoral zone. It feeds on a diet consisting of benthic invertebrates, periphyton and macrophytes. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The main threat to this species is hybridization due to decreased water transparency (on account of eutrophication and erosion leading to increased sedimentation and runoff) interfering with mate recognition visual cues (Mrosso et al. 2003). An additional threat is capture as bait for long line fishery. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known, but the population trend of this species should continue to be monitored. |
| Citation: | Witte, F., de Zeeuw, M.P. & Brooks, E. 2010. Haplochromis flavus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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