Labeotropheus fuelleborni

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:

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Species Authority:

Ahl, 1927

Common Name/s:

English

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Blue Mbuna

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 throughout the lake with no major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where it occurs along most coastal sections of the lake.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	No information but it is a common species.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in rocky shore habitats. Females and sub adults are solitary. Males are mostly territorial but not very aggressive. Feeds on aufwuchs. Known by its scientific name in the aquarium trade. It is a polymorphic cichlid.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Sedimentation; collection for the aquarium trade; and potential over-fishing.

Major Threat(s):

Sedimentation; collection for the aquarium trade; and potential over-fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Bibliography [top]

	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. Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, B.A., Marsh, A.C., Ribbink A.C. and Sharp, B.J. 1983. A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi. South African Journal of Zoology 18: 149–310 Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, B.A., Marsh, A.C., Ribbink A.C. and Sharp, B.J. 1983. The zoogeography, ecology and taxonomy of the genus Labeotropheus Ahl, 1927, of Lake Malaw (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(3): 223–243 Spreinat, A 1995. Lake Malawi Cichlids from Tanzania. Unterm Hagen, Gottingen, 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.

Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, B.A., Marsh, A.C., Ribbink A.C. and Sharp, B.J. 1983. A preliminary survey of the cichlid fishes of rocky habitats in Lake Malawi. South African Journal of Zoology 18: 149–310

Ribbink, A.J., Marsh, B.A., Marsh, A.C., Ribbink A.C. and Sharp, B.J. 1983. The zoogeography, ecology and taxonomy of the genus Labeotropheus Ahl, 1927, of Lake Malaw (Pisces: Cichlidae). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 79(3): 223–243

Spreinat, A 1995. Lake Malawi Cichlids from Tanzania. Unterm Hagen, Gottingen, Germany.

Citation:	Kasembe, J. 2006. Labeotropheus fuelleborni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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