| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Oreochromis placidus | |||
| Species Authority: | (Trewavas, 1941) | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | In this assessment, O. placidus is considered distinct from O. rovumae. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s: | Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Cambray, J. & Marshall, B.E. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Widespread and common in suitable habitats of large rivers of the Mozambique coastal plain. Extends into Zimbabwe in the Save River system and the lower Shire in Malawi. No major threats known. |
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| Range Description: | Coastal plain rivers of the east African coast from the Mkuze River in KwaZulu-Natal to Lindi, southern Tanzania. In Zimbabwe it occurs in the lower Save-Runde system and lower sections of some Zambezian tributaries e.g., the Mazowe (Bell-Cross and Minshull 1988). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; South Africa; Tanzania, United Republic of
Reintroduced:
Zimbabwe
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | In the lower Zambezi it was collected in slow flowing sections of main channel habitats and not marginal lagoons. Has been reported only from freshwaters and low altitudes and so its salinity tolerances are probably narrower than O. mossambicus. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | The spread of O. niloticus is a potential threat although interbreeding between the two species has not yet been reported. |
| Conservation Actions: | Possibly maintenance of pure stocks in refuge areas. Control of the spread of O. niloticus. |
| Citation: | Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Cambray, J. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Oreochromis placidus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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