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Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINODONTIFORMES POECILIIDAE

Scientific Name: Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis
Species Authority: (Ahl, 1924)
Common Name/s:
English Kongoro Lampeye

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Occurs in several major river basins with no major threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Ruvu, Great Ruaha, Kilombero and Rufiji rivers (Wildekamp 1995).
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Inhabits small rivers, brooks, pools and shallow parts of larger streams in the coastal lowlands of eastern Tanzania (Wildekamp 1995).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Wildekamp, R.H. 1995. A world of killies. Atlas of the Oviparous Cyprinodontiform Fishes of the World. Vol 2. American Killifish Association, Mishawaka, Indiana, United States.

Citation: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Aplocheilichthys kongoranensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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