Chrysichthys brachynema

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	CLAROTEIDAE

Scientific Name:	Chrysichthys brachynema
Species Authority:	Boulenger 1900
Common Name/s: English – Kibonde

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Hanssens, M.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed along the littoral zone. Locally threatened by siltation and heavy fishing pressure but the impacts are not thought to be lake-wide.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	Population size not known, but common in fisheries catches.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Lives in the littoral zone in lake Tanganyika among rock, sand or silt substrates. Not found below 30 m.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Fishing pressure and siltation in lake's littoral zone.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

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