| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Xenotilapia burtoni |
| Species Authority: | Poll, 1951 |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 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: Only known from Burton Bay in Lake Tanganyika. Possibly this species will be raised to a higher level of threat if additional survey finds its habitat to be declining from the observed threats of sedimentation. |
|
| Range Description: | Endemic to Burton Bay in Lake Tanganyika. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
|
| Population: | Considered as fairly rare. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
|
| Habitat and Ecology: | Lives on mud/silt substrates. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water pollution; over-exploitation; and habitat disturbance. |
| Conservation Actions: | There are no conservation measures in place for this species. |
| Citation: | Bigirimana, C. 2006. Xenotilapia burtoni. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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