Boulengerochromis microlepis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Boulengerochromis microlepis |
| Species Authority: |
(Boulenger, 1899) |
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Common Name/s:
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s |
Bigirimana, C. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Widespread and abundant with no apparent major widespread threats.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. B. microlepis is a prominent species, well known to the lake shore people on account of its large size and desirability as food.
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| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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Population
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| Population: |
Unknown, but the species is thought to be common throughout its habitat.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
A large predatory species that appears to live in small schools, probably only a few hundred strong, that roam the coastal areas down to depths of 100 m or more. Adults reproduce in the littoral zone. Maturity is reached usually around 400 mm length or 2.5 years. Juveniles are omnivorous and adults mainly piscivorous. This species is one of this most powerful and ubiquitous piscivore in the sublittoral and littoral zones.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Sedimentation and potential Over-fishing.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
None.
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