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 Assessed:	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
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

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.

Bibliography [top]

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