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Copadichromis cyaneus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Copadichromis cyaneus
Species Authority: (Trewavas, 1935)
Synonym/s:
Haplochromis cyaneus Trewewas, 1935

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s: Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widespread along the rocky shores. No major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is found all around the lakeshore including Likoma and Chizumulu Islands (not seen at Taiwan reef).
Countries:
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: A planktivorous species preferring clean clear water over sediment free rocks. Females and non -breeding males congregate in the open water in small foraging schools. Males defend sites on large boulders but they neither mark them nor defend them aggressively. Juveniles are released in shallow parts of the rocky habitat. Known as 'Haplochromis munnae' in the aquarium trade.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Copadichromis cyaneus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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