Lophiobagrus brevispinis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLAROTEIDAE

Scientific Name: Lophiobagrus brevispinis
Species Authority (Bailey & Stewart, 1984)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     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 widespread and locally threatened by siltation and heavy fishing. However, with no widespread major threats identified it is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia

Population [top]

Population: Largely unknown. It is too rare and too small to be seen in fisheries catches.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lives on rocky substrates.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Siltation in the lake's littoral zone.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lophiobagrus brevispinis. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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