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Limnothrissa miodon

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CLUPEIFORMES CLUPEIDAE

Scientific Name: Limnothrissa miodon
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1906
Common Name/s:
English – Lake Tanganyika Sardine

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Ntakimazi, G.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is very widespread with no major widespread threats known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is also found in the lower Malagarasi. It has been introduced to Lake Kivu and the man-made lakes Kariba and Cabora Bassa.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of
Introduced:
Mozambique; Rwanda; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Adults inhabit the pelagic zone, but reproducing populations and juveniles are found in bays and inshore waters and even in river deltas. It is a major commercial fish in Lake Tanganyika (the second after Stolothrissa tanganicae), Lake Kivu and Lake Kariba.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Over-fishing in pelagic zone (on adults) and in inshore (on larvae).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Limnothrissa miodon. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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