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Chrysichthys grandis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLAROTEIDAE

Scientific Name: Chrysichthys grandis
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1917
Common Name/s:
English – Kukumai

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Natakimazi, G. & 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; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lacustrine and benthic. Found over mud/silt substrates at between 20–50 m depth but has been recorded down to 100 m.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Fisheries pressure and siltation in lake's littoral zone.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Natakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Chrysichthys grandis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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