Chrysichthys platycephalus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SILURIFORMES |
CLAROTEIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Chrysichthys platycephalus |
| Species Authority: |
Worthington & Ricardo, 1936 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| 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.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
Population size not known, but it is very rare in fisheries catches.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A benthic species mainly restricted to the coastal shallow rocky areas.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Fisheries pressure and siltation in lake's littoral zone.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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