Phyllonemus filinemus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLAROTEIDAE

Scientific Name: Phyllonemus filinemus
Species Authority Worthington & Ricardo, 1936

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 with a wide distribution in the littoral zone. No widespread threats although it is locally threatened by siltation and heavy fishing pressure.

Geographic Range [top]

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

Population [top]

Population: Unknown. Too rare and too small to be noted in fisheries catches.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Lives on the rocky slopes where it hides in crevices only coming out at night. Biology poorly documented.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Phyllonemus filinemus. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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