| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bathybates hornii |
| Species Authority: | Steindachner, 1911 |
| 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: Abundant and widespread. No widespread major threats to the population. |
|
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
|
| Population: | Quite rare in commercial fish catches. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | Mainly caught in the pelagic zone. Little available information but it seems to be quite rare. Usually found in the deep water during daytime and inshore at night. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat disturbance and alteration; water pollution; and commercial over exploitation. |
| Conservation Actions: | None in place. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. 2006. Bathybates hornii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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