Maylandia lombardoi

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:	Maylandia lombardoi
Species Authority:	(Burgess, 1977)

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 it is known from two restricted locations: Mbenji Island and Nkhomo reef.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. Occurs at Mbenji Island and Nkhomo reef.
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 sediment rich areas, numerous at the sand rock interface. Occurs from 6–20 m depth, more numerous in waters of about 10 m deep. Males are strongly aggressive against conspecific males. Their territories consist of excavated nests beneath rocks over sand in the intermediate zone. Females, juveniles and non-territorial adults occur singly or in small groups. Feeds on loose algae from the rocky surface as well as on plankton in the open water. Known as " Golden Zebra, Pseudotropheus lilancinius and Pseudotropheus kenyi" in the aquarium trade. Max. size: 10 cm (TL).
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Occurs in sediment rich areas, numerous at the sand rock interface. Occurs from 6–20 m depth, more numerous in waters of about 10 m deep. Males are strongly aggressive against conspecific males. Their territories consist of excavated nests beneath rocks over sand in the intermediate zone. Females, juveniles and non-territorial adults occur singly or in small groups. Feeds on loose algae from the rocky surface as well as on plankton in the open water. Known as " Golden Zebra, Pseudotropheus lilancinius and Pseudotropheus kenyi" in the aquarium trade. Max. size: 10 cm (TL).

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Collection for the aquarium trade. Subsistence fishing.

Major Threat(s):

Collection for the aquarium trade. Subsistence fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None.

Conservation Actions:

None.

Citation:	Kasembe, J. 2006. Maylandia lombardoi. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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