Labidochromis flavigulis

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:

Labidochromis flavigulis

Species Authority:

Lewis,1982

Common Name/s:

English

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Chisumulu Pearl

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kasembe, J.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Contributor/s:
Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi where occurs at a single restricted location: Chizumulu Island.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi where is recorded from Chizumulu Island. It has been introduced at Likoma Island.
Countries:	Native: Malawi
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in the intermediate habitat in shallow water. Territorial males dig spawning nests underneath small rocks heaping sand in front of the entrance. Females and juveniles move around in small foraging groups or singly. This species feeds on algae from the rock surface. Known as "Labidochromis samueli, Labidochromis textilis, Labidochromis exasperatus and Chisumulae Pearl" in the aquarium trade. Max. size: 8 cm.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Occurs in the intermediate habitat in shallow water. Territorial males dig spawning nests underneath small rocks heaping sand in front of the entrance. Females and juveniles move around in small foraging groups or singly. This species feeds on algae from the rock surface. Known as "Labidochromis samueli, Labidochromis textilis, Labidochromis exasperatus and Chisumulae Pearl" in the aquarium trade. Max. size: 8 cm.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Sedimentation. Collection for the aquarium trade; and, potentially, over-fishing.

Major Threat(s):

Sedimentation. Collection for the aquarium trade; and, potentially, over-fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Citation:	Kasembe, J. 2006. Labidochromis flavigulis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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