Thoracochromis buysi

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:

Thoracochromis buysi

Species Authority:

(Penrith, 1970)

Common Name/s:

English

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Namib Happy, Namib River Bream

Synonym/s:

Haplochromis acuticeps Regan, 1922

Haplochromis buysi Penrith, 1970

Thoracochromis byusi Greenwood, 1984

Tilapia steindachneri Boulenger, 1913

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	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 system. No obvious known threats. Expected larger distribution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Species only known from the Kunene river system.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Namibia
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It prefers sandy habitats with vegetation. Biology is not known.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats are not known.

Major Threat(s):

Threats are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has no protection.

Conservation Actions:

The species has no protection.

Bibliography [top]

	Greenwood, P.H. 1984. The haplochromie species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) of the Cunene and certain other Angolan rivers. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology series 47(4): 187-239. 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. Van Oijen, M.J.P., Snoeks, J., Skelton, P.H., Maréchal, C. and Teugels, G.G. 1991. Haplochromis. In: J. Daget, G.G. J.-P. Gosse, Teugels & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV). pp. 100–184. ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

Greenwood, P.H. 1984. The haplochromie species (Teleostei, Cichlidae) of the Cunene and certain other Angolan rivers. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology series 47(4): 187-239.

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.

Van Oijen, M.J.P., Snoeks, J., Skelton, P.H., Maréchal, C. and Teugels, G.G. 1991. Haplochromis. In: J. Daget, G.G. J.-P. Gosse, Teugels & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA IV). pp. 100–184. ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium and ORSTOM, Paris, France.

Citation:	Da Costa, L. 2007. Thoracochromis buysi. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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