| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Tristramella simonis |
| Species Authority: | (Günther, 1864) |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Crivelli, A.J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Goren, M. & Bogutskaya, N. (Mediterranean Workshop, Dec. 2004) |
|
Justification: Apparently this species restricted to Lake Kinneret is not threatened and is abundant. Caught in commercial fishing, but no serious threat to the population at present. The fishery is controlled in the lake. Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | Restricted to the Kinneret (Tiberias) Lake in Israel. The species may be also in Muzairib, a tributary of the Jordan river in Syria. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Israel; Syrian Arab Republic
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| Population: | Apparently stable. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It lives in lakes and rivers. Spawns from March to August. It feeds on phytoplankton. It is a female mouth-brooder. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known at present. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known to be in place. |
| Citation: | Crivelli, A.J. 2006. Tristramella simonis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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