Xenotilapia nasus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name: Xenotilapia nasus
Species Authority: De Vos, Risch & Dirk Thys van Audenaerde, 1995

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     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:
More information on the species distribution and potential threats are required. This species is newly discovered so field survey has been minimal to date.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is known from the northern part of the lake in Burundi and Congo.
Countries:
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the

Population [top]

Population: Unknown.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Found in sandy inshore habitats.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia nasus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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