Haplochromis heusinkveldi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
PERCIFORMES |
CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Haplochromis heusinkveldi |
| Species Authority: |
Witte & Witte-Maas,1987 |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Critically Endangered
D
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s |
Bayona, J.D.R. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
This species has disappeared from research catches since the upsurge of Nile perch Lates niloticus (Witte et al. 1992) and not been collected for many years (Witte et al. 2000). It is feared extinct but requires more comprehensive survey to confirm this finding.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Endemic to Lake Victoria.
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| Countries: |
Possibly extinct:
Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
No information available.
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
No information available.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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