Lamprologus callipterus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Lamprologus callipterus
Species Authority:	(Boulenger, 1906)

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 common and widespread throughout the lake. No widespread major threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is very common and widely spread. Also found in the Malagarasi river delta.
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Ubiquitous around the Lake, over hard and soft bottoms, including in snail shells, from 0–50 m deep (average depth 7 m). It is a predator mostly feeding on crustaceans and other invertebrates.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Siltation in the inshore zone due to erosion on the watershed and beach seining.

Major Threat(s):

Siltation in the inshore zone due to erosion on the watershed and beach seining.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known.

Conservation Actions:

None known.

Bibliography [top]

	De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Poll, M. 1953. Poissons non Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5A): 1–251. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Poll, M. 1953. Poissons non Cichlidae. In: Exploration Hydrobiologique du Lac Tanganika (1946–1947). Résultats scientifiques. 3(5A): 1–251. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belgique, Brussels, Belgium.

Citation:	Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lamprologus callipterus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 18 June 2013.
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