Pallidochromis tokolosh

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Pallidochromis tokolosh
Species Authority:	Turner, 1994

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	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 where it is widespread in the southern part of the lake with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is fairly uncommon and is mainly distributed in the southern part of the lake. More survey is required to determine the full lake-wide distribution.
Countries:	Native: Malawi
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs at great depths (50–125 m) and is most common at 125 m. Females attain an average size at maturity of 13.5 cm. It is a piscivore feeding on other small cichlids.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No information available.

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

	Duponchelle, F., Ribbink, A.J., Msukwa, A., Mafuka, J. and Mandere, D. 2000. Depth distribution and breeding patterns of the demersal species most commonly caught by trawling in the South West Arm of Lake Malawi. In: F. Duponchelle & A.J. Ribbink (eds). Fish Ecology Report. Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Biodiversity Conservation Project. pp. 15–168. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Turner, G.F. 1994. Pallidochromis tokolosh, a new genus and species of deep water cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 5(4): 377–383 Turner, G.F. 1996. Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. Third edition. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany.

Duponchelle, F., Ribbink, A.J., Msukwa, A., Mafuka, J. and Mandere, D. 2000. Depth distribution and breeding patterns of the demersal species most commonly caught by trawling in the South West Arm of Lake Malawi. In: F. Duponchelle & A.J. Ribbink (eds). Fish Ecology Report. Lake Malawi/Nyasa/Niassa Biodiversity Conservation Project. pp. 15–168.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Turner, G.F. 1994. Pallidochromis tokolosh, a new genus and species of deep water cichlid (Teleostei: Cichlidae) from Lake Malawi, Africa. Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 5(4): 377–383

Turner, G.F. 1996. Malawi cichlids in their natural habitat. Third edition. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany.

Citation:	Kasembe, J. 2006. Pallidochromis tokolosh. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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