Danakilia franchettii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Danakilia franchettii
Species Authority:	(Vinciguerra, 1931)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Endangered B2ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Getahun, A.
Reviewer/s:	Stiassny, M. & Brooks, E.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is found only in Lake Afdera, which has a surface area of less than 125 km². The habitat is highly affected by human activities in the salt production process from the lake.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is known from Lake Afdera in the Danakil of Ethiopia, where it is found predominantly in the vicinity of hot springs that flow into the lake and its surrounding swamps.
Countries:	Native: Ethiopia
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	It is found predominantly in the vicinity of hot springs that flow into the lake and its surrounding swamps.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	According to Getahun (2001), a new gravel road connecting Lake Adfera to the main road to Assab is under construction. One objective is to mine the lake as a source of salt, and production is underway. Salt extraction involves canalization, and water level drops are anticipated.

Major Threat(s):

According to Getahun (2001), a new gravel road connecting Lake Adfera to the main road to Assab is under construction. One objective is to mine the lake as a source of salt, and production is underway. Salt extraction involves canalization, and water level drops are anticipated.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available, but more measures are required to ensure the protection and preservation of this species and its habitat.

Conservation Actions:

No information available, but more measures are required to ensure the protection and preservation of this species and its habitat.

Citation:	Getahun, A. 2010. Danakilia franchettii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2013.
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