Lethrinops altus
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lethrinops altus |
| Species Authority: | Trewavas, 1931 |
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) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is widespread with no major widespread threats identified. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is known from the southern part of the lake but it may have a lake-wide distribution. |
| 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 commonly over sandy habitats at depths between 20–60 meters. It has also been observed in the intermediate habitat at depths of 12 m. It feeds on soft invertebrates from the sandy bottom by scooping the material. Reported to be caught in trawl catches. Reported never to have been exported in the aquarium trade (1990). Max. size: 16 cm. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Over-fishing. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | None. |
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. 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 |
| Citation: | Kasembe, J. 2006. Lethrinops altus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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