Copadichromis mloto
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Copadichromis mloto |
| Species Authority: | (Iles, 1960) |
| Taxonomic Notes: | C. virginalis, kajose and mloto are combined in all fisheries statistics. All are considered as C. mloto. |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Fairly widespread distribution with no major widespread threats identified. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi. Observed at Nkhata bay and Senga Point and caught in trawls in the southern part of the lake. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi
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Population [top]
| Population: | A rare species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | This species is considered a truly pelagic utaka as it can be found far out in the lake. However, it has also been observed over sandy habitat and has been recorded from both beach seine catches and offshore trawling surveys. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
Bibliography [top]
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Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany. Iles, T.D. 1960. A group of zooplankton feeders of the genus Haplochromis (Cichlidae) in Lake Nyasa Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13)2: 257–280 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. |
| Citation: | Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Copadichromis mloto. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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