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Haplochromis angustifrons

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Haplochromis angustifrons
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1914

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Twongo, T.K.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
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Justification:
Recorded from Lakes George and Edward and the Kazinga Channel. The total extent of occurrence is less than 2,000 km² but, despite potential threat through water quality decline in Lake George, there are no current threats or records of population decline.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Lakes Edward and George, and the Kazinga Channel where it is widely distributed.
Countries:
Native:
Uganda
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: An offshore species that occurs mainly over sandy substrates and less commonly over mud/silt habitats. Feed on plankton and benthic invertebrates. Sexually dimorphic, at least in Lake George.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No particular threats are known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Twongo, T.K. 2006. Haplochromis angustifrons. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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