Haplochromis schubotziellus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Haplochromis schubotziellus |
| Species Authority: |
Greenwood, 1973 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Twongo, T.K. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
| Contributor/s: |
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Justification:
Recorded from Lake George and Kazinga Channel. Probably occurs in Lake Edward. Its extended distribution beyond the potentially threatened water quality of Lake George and the Kazinga Channel would lessen the threat potential to the species.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake George and the Kazinga Channel. Probably occurs in Lake Edward but this is not confirmed. |
| Countries: |
Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda |
| Range Map: |
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Widely distributed in Lake George where it is particularly common in muddy bays and near papyrus fringes. It is rarely encountered in the open water of the mid-lake region. There is little information on food and feeding habits but it thought to be a bottom substrate feeder. No data were available on reproductive biology.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
No particular threats are known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
Unknown.
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