Taeniolethrinops furcicauda

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:	Taeniolethrinops furcicauda
Species Authority:	(Trewavas, 1931)

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 with no widespread major threats identified. However, it is threatened locally by the demersal trawl fishery in the southeastern arm of the lake.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from the southern part of the lake. It is thought that it may have a 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 over open sandy areas between 5–40 m. Benthic feeder, preying on chironomid larvae and copepods along with sand detritus and some algal material from the sand. Often found in demersal trawl catches but it is also caught in gill nets and occasionally by seines. It is reported to have declined substantially in abundance in the southeastern arm of the lake south of Boadzulu Island due to the impact of demersal trawling in the area. Known as "Lethrinops furcifer" in the aquarium trade.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Occurs over open sandy areas between 5–40 m. Benthic feeder, preying on chironomid larvae and copepods along with sand detritus and some algal material from the sand. Often found in demersal trawl catches but it is also caught in gill nets and occasionally by seines. It is reported to have declined substantially in abundance in the southeastern arm of the lake south of Boadzulu Island due to the impact of demersal trawling in the area. Known as "Lethrinops furcifer" in the aquarium trade.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Over-fishing by the demersal trawl fleet in the southeast arm of the lake.

Major Threat(s):

Over-fishing by the demersal trawl fleet in the southeast arm of the lake.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

	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. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. Trewavas, E. 1931 A revision of the cichlid fishes of the genus Lethrinops, Regan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)7: 133–152 Turner, G. 1995. Offshore Cichlids of Lake Malawi. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany. Turner, G.F., Tweddle, D. and Makwinja, R.D. 1995. Changes in demersal cichlid communities as a result of trawling in southern Lake Malawi. In: T.J. Pitcher & P.J.B. Hart (eds). The impact of Species Changes in African Lakes. pp. 397–412. Chapman and Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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.

Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

Trewavas, E. 1931 A revision of the cichlid fishes of the genus Lethrinops, Regan. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (10)7: 133–152

Turner, G. 1995. Offshore Cichlids of Lake Malawi. Cichlid Press, Lauenau, Germany.

Turner, G.F., Tweddle, D. and Makwinja, R.D. 1995. Changes in demersal cichlid communities as a result of trawling in southern Lake Malawi. In: T.J. Pitcher & P.J.B. Hart (eds). The impact of Species Changes in African Lakes. pp. 397–412. Chapman and Hall, London, United Kingdom.

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