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Xenotilapia longispinis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Xenotilapia longispinis
Species Authority: 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:
Widely distributed throughout Lake Tanganyika where it has no known major threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika with a lake-wide distribution.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population: A very common species.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This species lives on sand.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Sedimentation, erosion. etc.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place for this species.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. & Nzeyimana, L. 2006. Xenotilapia longispinis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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