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Thoracochromis albolabris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Thoracochromis albolabris
Species Authority: (Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969)
Common Name/s:
English Thicklipped Happy, Thicklipped River Bream
Synonym/s:
Haplochromis albolabris Trewavas & Thys van den Audenaerde, 1969
Thoracochromis albolabris Greenwood, 1984

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2007
Assessor/s: Da Costa, L.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification:
Only known from the Kunene River systems. No obvious known threats. Larger distribution expected. Scarce data.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Species only known from the Kunene river system.
Countries:
Native:
Angola; Namibia
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: Population size is not known.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It prefers rocky habitats. Biology is not known.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Threats are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species has no protection.
Citation: Da Costa, L. 2007. Thoracochromis albolabris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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