Copadichromis nkatae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Copadichromis nkatae
Species Authority: (Iles, 1960)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from one restricted location at Nkhatabay.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Malawi. Recorded only from the Nkhatabay area.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi

Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Occurs in both rocky and sandy areas. Feeds mainly on zooplanton but also ingests phytoplankton. Regularly caught on sandy shores by beach seines (July to September).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Beach seines - use of small meshes.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Copadichromis nkatae. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 March 2010.
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