Sciaenochromis fryeri

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:	Sciaenochromis fryeri
Species Authority:	Konings, 1993

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A.
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 widespread with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to Lake Malawi. This is a rare cichlid found throughout the lake.
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 or along rocky coasts including remote islets and reefs at water depths of up to 25 m. Spawning occurs usually beneath rocks. Max. size: 11.5 cm SL
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No information available.

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Konings, A. 1993. A revision of the genus Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (Pisces, Cichlidae). In: The Cichlids Yearbook. Vol 3. pp. 28–36. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany. Snoeks, J. and Hanssens, M. 2003. Partner 3: Africa Museum (MRAC.LI). In: K. Irvine (ed.). The trophic ecology of the demersal fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa, Central Africa. NCO-DC Final Report covering period from 1st March 1998 to 28th February 2002.

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

Konings, A. 1993. A revision of the genus Sciaenochromis Eccles & Trewavas, 1989 (Pisces, Cichlidae). In: The Cichlids Yearbook. Vol 3. pp. 28–36. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

Konings, A. 1995. Malawi Cichlids in their Natural Habitat. Second Edition. Cichlid Press, St. Leon-Rot, Germany.

Snoeks, J. and Hanssens, M. 2003. Partner 3: Africa Museum (MRAC.LI). In: K. Irvine (ed.). The trophic ecology of the demersal fish community of Lake Malawi/Niassa, Central Africa. NCO-DC Final Report covering period from 1st March 1998 to 28th February 2002.

Citation:	Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Sciaenochromis fryeri. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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