Sargochromis codringtonii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:

Sargochromis codringtonii

Species Authority:

(Boulenger, 1908)

Common Name/s:

English

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Green Bream

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Widespread in the Zambezi and numerous in Lake Kariba.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Okavango, Kafue, Upper and Middle Zambezi systems (Skelton 2001). In Zimbabwe, it occurs in the Zambezi River and Lake Kariba but not in any of their plateau tributaries.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Generally sparse in the Zambezi River but has adapted well to Lake Kariba and is one of the most numerous of the larger cichlid species. Uncommon in the Upper Zambezi (Tweddle et al. 2004) and Okavango Delta (Tweddle et al. 2003).
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Prefers deep, quiet water, slow-flowing channels and floodplain lagoons (Skelton 2001), and has adapted well to Lake Kariba. Winemiller (1991) classified it as a lagoon-dwelling omnivorous digger.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	None known.

Major Threat(s):

None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has some protection in game reserves.

Conservation Actions:

The species has some protection in game reserves.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa. Tweddle, D., Bills, R., van der Waal, B., Skelton, P., Kolding, J. and Nengu, S. 2003. Fish diversity and fisheries in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. In: L.E. Alonso, L.E. & L.-A. Nordin (eds), A rapid biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Okavango Delta, Botswana: high water survey. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Conservation International, Washington D.C.. Winemiller, K.O. 1991. Comparative ecology of Serranochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Upper Zambezi River floodplain. Journal of Fish Biology 39(5): 617-639.

IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).

Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.

Tweddle, D., Bills, R., van der Waal, B., Skelton, P., Kolding, J. and Nengu, S. 2003. Fish diversity and fisheries in the Okavango Delta, Botswana. In: L.E. Alonso, L.E. & L.-A. Nordin (eds), A rapid biological assessment of the aquatic ecosystems of the Okavango Delta, Botswana: high water survey. RAP Bulletin of Biological Assessment. Conservation International, Washington D.C..

Winemiller, K.O. 1991. Comparative ecology of Serranochromis species (Teleostei: Cichlidae) in the Upper Zambezi River floodplain. Journal of Fish Biology 39(5): 617-639.

Citation:	Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. 2007. Sargochromis codringtonii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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