| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Haplochromis chilotes |
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1911 |
| Synonym/s: |
Paralabidochromis chilotes ssp. complex
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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 although there is some evidence of a population decline in the past, the species is still common throughout its known range in the lake and is assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | This species is endemic to Lake Victoria. It has been recorded in surveys carried out in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (Greenwood 1981). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | The frequency of occurrence of this species was recorded as 10-50% within the Mwanza Gulf in 1978/79, dropping to less than 10% within Mwanze Gulf and Speke Gulf in 1990 (Witte et al. 1992). It was however still reported at 8/22 catch localities in the Mwanze and Speke Gulf between 2004-2006, and is assumed to be still relatively common (Mizoiri et al. 2008). |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is restricted to areas in the littoral and sub-littoral zone where the substrate is firm (sand, rock). It is classified as an insectivore. |
| 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 chilotes. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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