| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Xenotilapia ornatipinnis |
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1901 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Ntakimazi, G. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika and major affluent river deltas where it is found on sandy and muddy habitats down to 100 m. No major widespread threats but it could be locally impacted by increased sedimentation in the shallow sandy shore parts of its habitat. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika and also found in the Malagarasi River delta. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | Not known but it is one of the most common small fish in the sandy shore habitats around the lake. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found on sandy and muddy bottoms from the surface down to more than 100 m. It feeds on copepods, ostracods and insects larvae. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Beach seining; and siltation and increased water turbidity in the inshore zone. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Xenotilapia ornatipinnis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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