Copadichromis nkatae
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| 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. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from one restricted location at Nkhatabay. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi. Recorded only from the Nkhatabay area. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi
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Population [top]
| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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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. |
Bibliography [top]
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Eccles, D.H. and Trewavas, E. 1989. Malawian cichlid fishes. The classification of some Haplochromine genera. Lake Fish Movies, Herten, Germany. Iles, T.D. 1960. A group of zooplankton feeders of the genus Haplochromis (Cichlidae) in Lake Nyasa Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13)2: 257–280 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. |
| Citation: | Kazembe, J. & Makocho, P. 2006. Copadichromis nkatae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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