Caprichromis orthognathous
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Caprichromis orthognathous |
| Species Authority: |
(Trewavas, 1935) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Malawi, the Upper Shire and Lake Malombe. No widespread decline identified and no major widespread threats known.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Most of the individuals observed occurred over sandy beaches at about 15 m depth. Can also occur over rocks and the intermediate habitat. A specialised predator: a paedophage, which steals broods from females by ramming the head from below.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Potential over-fishing.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
None.
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Bibliography
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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.
IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
Konings, A. 1990. Konings's Book of Cichlids and All the Other Fishes of Lake Malawi. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., Neptune City New Jersey.
McKaye, K.R. and Kocher, T. 1983. Head ramming behaviour by three paedophagous cichlids in Lake Malawi, Africa. Animal Behaviour 31: 206–210
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