Xenotilapia sima

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Xenotilapia sima
Species Authority:	Boulenger, 1899

Assessment Information [top]

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)
Justification: Widely distributed throughout Lake Tanganyika where it has no known major threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widespread throughout the lake.
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zimbabwe
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Unknown, but is very abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Xenotilapia sima lives at the bottom, preferring mud or sand habitats where it is extremely well camouflaged.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water pollution. Habitat deterioration.

Major Threat(s):

Water pollution. Habitat deterioration.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	There are no conservation measures in place for this species.

Conservation Actions:

There are no conservation measures in place for this species.

Bibliography [top]

	Coulter, G.W. 1991. Lake Tanganyika and its life. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. Daget, J., Gosse, J.P., Teugels, G.G. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. (eds). 1991. Check-list of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV) ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium, and ORSTOM, Paris, France. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Poll, M. 1956. Poissons Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5B): 390–394. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Coulter, G.W. 1991. Lake Tanganyika and its life. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK.

Daget, J., Gosse, J.P., Teugels, G.G. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. (eds). 1991. Check-list of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV) ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium, and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Poll, M. 1956. Poissons Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5B): 390–394. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Citation:	Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia sima. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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