| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Tanganicodus irsacae | |||
| Species Authority: | Poll, 1950 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Bigirimana, C. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Widespread species in Lake Tanganyika where it has no known major widespread threats. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is distributed in the northern part of lake. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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| Population: | The species is rare throughout its area of distribution. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in shallow water over rocky substrates. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Sedimentation. Agricultural developments, dams, the construction of the Bujumbura-Rumonge road in Burundi and deforestation have transformed the environment. This has led to increasing siltation and loss of habitat. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. 2006. Tanganicodus irsacae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012. |
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