Protomelas kirkii

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Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Protomelas kirkii
Species Authority:	(Günther, 1894)

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)
Justification: Endemic to Lakes Malawi, Malombe and the Shire River where it is widespread with no known major widespread threats.

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi, Lake Malombe and the Shire River as far as the Kapachira Falls.
Countries:	Native: Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology:	Abundant in shallow sandy shores and shallow sheltered vegetated areas. Feeds primarily on invertebrates and small molluscs. Forages in groups. Breeding occurs in July to September in shallow water (about 2 m depth) where breeding males construct shallow sand castle nests in colonies. Known as "Haplochromis similis" in the aquarium trade.
Systems:	Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	Small meshed seines operating along shallow sandy shores that destroy nesting areas.

Major Threat(s):

Small meshed seines operating along shallow sandy shores that destroy nesting areas.

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

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

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.

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

Citation:	Kasembe, J. 2006. Protomelas kirkii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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