Serranochromis longimanus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Serranochromis longimanus |
| Species Authority: |
(Boulenger, 1911) |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Longfin Largemouth |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2007 |
| Assessor/s: |
Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
Justification:
Although scarce its habitat has not been significantly modified and no threats could be identified.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
The Okavango Delta and the upper Zambezi floodplains (Skelton 2001).
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| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
No data but apparently very scarce.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Rivers and floodplain habitats.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
None known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The species has some protection in reserves.
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Bibliography
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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.
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