| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | CLARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Dinotopterus cunningtoni |
| Species Authority | Boulenger, 1906 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Near Threatened ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Ntakimazi, G. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
|
Justification: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is limited to the littoral zone. Heavily exploited by fisheries with strong indications of significant decline due to overfishing. More information is required to confirm this decline. |
|
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
|
| Population: | Population size not known. Common in fisheries catches although never abundant. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Lives on sub-littoral zones with rocky habitat between 10–120 m. Omnivorous, with a preference for fish. Migrates from the bottom at night to feed on clupeids near the surface. Nothing known about reproduction, but reproduction probably occurs in coastal rather than deep water. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Very heavily exploited by the fishermen. |
| Conservation Actions: | None. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Dinotopterus cunningtoni. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008. |
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