Diplotaxodon aeneus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Diplotaxodon aeneus
Species Authority:	Turner & Stauffer, 1998

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kasembe, J.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Widespread distribution with no major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. It occurs in the central and northern parts of the lake where it is considered to be rare. Also known at Domira Bay further south.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found between 25–160 m depth.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Potential over-fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Turner, G., and Stauffer Jr., J.R. 1998. Three new deep water cichlid fishes of the genus Diplotaxodon from Lake Malawi, with a redescription of Diplotaxodon ecclesi. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 8(3): 239–252.