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Lates mariae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES LATIDAE

Scientific Name: Lates mariae
Species Authority: Steindachner,1909
Common Name/s:
English – Bigeye Lates

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   A2bcd   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: Ntakimazi, G.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where fisheries catches have declined by more than 50% in the last 20 years due to heavy fishing. Sedimentation inshore is a threat to habitat for juveniles. With an estimated generation time of 1.4–4.4 years (FishBase) the time period for decline is around 10 years. It is estimated that a decline of 30% of 10 years is probable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it also enters the deltas of major rivers including the Rusizi and Malagarasi.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Common, but fisheries catches have declined dramatically in the last 15 years.
Population Trend: Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Adults found in bentho-pelagic and littoral zones in the lake. Juveniles are found in lake's littoral zone, marginal macrophytes beds and lower parts of rivers.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Heavy fishing in pelagic and littoral zones.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates mariae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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