| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus | |||
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1902) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi, Upper Shire and Lake Malombe where it is widespread with no major widespread threats identified. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi, Upper Shire and Lake Malombe with a widespread distribution throughout Lake Malawi but it is less common in Lake Malombe. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Prefers shallow vegetated regions of sheltered bays. Always found in association with higher plants. Feeds from loose algae that grow on leaves of plants. Males clear a circular area of 15 cm diameter among the weeds. Mouth brooding females hide among the vegetation and are rarely seen. They also guard free-swimming fry. Known by its species name in the aquarium trade. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Seine nets with small meshes |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Hemitilapia oxyrhynchus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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