| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Haplochromis laprogramma |
| Species Authority: | Greenwood & Gee, 1969 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable A1bce ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Bayona, J.D.R. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: This species that has suffered a past population decline, however it is now showing signs of recovery based on the collections from Mwanza gulf, Mori Bay, Emin Pasha (Bayona et al. in press, Witte et al. 2000, Mrosso et al. in press). The past decline was thought to be due to predation by the Nile Perch Lates niloticusand eutrophication. The species appears to have now adapted to the new conditions. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Victoria. Recovering from a previous decline in most bays and gulfs, including Mwanza gulf, Mori Bay, Emin pasha and Speke Gulf (Bayona et al. submitted, Witte et al. 2000). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Observed to be increasing in some locations. |
| Population Trend: |
Increasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It is a deep water zooplanktivore which has moved to shallow waters due to the upsurge of Nile perch (Witte and Witte-Maas 1987). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Predation by Nile perch and others; illegal fishing practice; over-fishing; and turbidity and water pollution. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Bayona, J.D.R. 2006. Haplochromis laprogramma. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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