| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | LATIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Lates stappersii | |||
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1914) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Ntakimazi, G. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Widespread throughout the pelagic zone of the lake. No serious threat is thought likely to impact the entire pelagic zone of Lake Tanganyika with the exception of fishing. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Tanganyika where it is widespread in the pelagic zone. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | Abundant in its habitat and very common in fisheries catches. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | A deep-water fish, which migrates into nearshore regions in its second year. Juveniles are zooplanctivorous whereas the adults and subadults are piscivorous. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Fishing. Water turbidity due to erosion from the watershed. |
| Conservation Actions: | None known. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Lates stappersii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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