| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Cyathopharynx furcifer | |||
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1898) | |||
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| 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: Widespread distribution but no major widespread threats identified |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is very widespread. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | A very common and abundant species. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This species lives in schools near the rocky slopes down to 20–25 m. It eats plankton and is gregarious. There are several geographic races of this species. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water pollution; sedimentation; and over-exploitation (a popular species in the aquarium trade). |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. 2006. Cyathopharynx furcifer. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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