Bathybates graueri

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathybates graueri
Species Authority: Steindachner, 1911

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:
Abundant and widespread throughout Lake Tanganyika. No major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

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

Population [top]

Population: Widespread and very abundant.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Benthic species.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Water pollution; over exploitation; and habitat disturbance.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. 2006. Bathybates graueri. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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