Serranochromis altus

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:

Serranochromis altus

Species Authority:

Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1990

Common Name/s:

English

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Humpback Largemouth

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 two large rivers with no immediate threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Upper Zambezi, Okavango and Kafue systems.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Fairly common, though never abundant.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Restricted almost entirely to the edges of main river channels and deep connected lagoons in fringing vegetation (Skelton 2001, Tweddle et al. 2004). Winemiller (1991) classed the species as a river dwelling crepuscular piscivore.
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 the Okavango Delta.

Conservation Actions:

The species has some protection in the Okavango Delta.

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., Skelton, P.H., van der Waal, B.C.W., Bills, I.R., Chilala, A. and Lekoko, O.T. 2004. Aquatic biodiversity survey for the “Four Corners” Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area. Final Report – July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Reports, African Wildlife Foundation. 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., Skelton, P.H., van der Waal, B.C.W., Bills, I.R., Chilala, A. and Lekoko, O.T. 2004. Aquatic biodiversity survey for the “Four Corners” Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area. Final Report – July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Reports, African Wildlife Foundation.

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. Serranochromis altus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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