Synodontis dhonti

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES MOCHOKIDAE

Scientific Name: Synodontis dhonti
Species Authority Boulenger, 1917

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Bigirimana, C.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
A widespread species in Lake Tanganyika with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

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

Population [top]

Population: Population size not known.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found mainly on coastal rocky habitats where it feeds mainly on invertebrates.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

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

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. 2006. Synodontis dhonti. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008.
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