| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | LATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lates angustifrons | |||
| Species Authority | Boulenger, 1906 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered A2bcd 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) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where fisheries catches have declined by more than 50% in the last 20 years due to fishing pressure. With an age at maturity estimated to range from 4.5–14 years, the 20-year time span approximates three generations. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika and also enters the deltas of its major rivers including the Rusizi and Malagarasi. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | Common, but fisheries catches have declined dramatically in the last 15 years. |
| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Adults inhabit the bentho-pelagic and littoral zones of the lake whereas juveniles are only found in the littoral zone, marginal macrophyte beds and river deltas. Piscivorous. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Fisheries pressure in pelagic and littoral zones. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates angustifrons. In: IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 November 2008. |
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