| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Aulonocranus dewindti |
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger,1899) |
| 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) |
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Justification: A very widespread species with no widespread major threats identified. |
|
| Range Description: | The species is endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widely distributed. It is also found in the associated Rusizi and the Rukuga Rivers. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | The species is very common along the lakeshore. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Aulonocranus dewindti is not a deep-water fish and is always found over sand, even if only sandy patches between rocks, or sandy shallows. Schools of Aulonocranus dewindti occur in coastal and offshore waters over sandy bottoms. The species is omnivorous, feeding on drifting mater. Reproduction: mouthbrooder. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water pollution and habitat loss/ deterioration. |
| Conservation Actions: | No conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. 2006. Aulonocranus dewindti. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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