| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Buccochromis nototaenia | |||
| Species Authority: | (Boulenger, 1908) | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi and lake Malombe, wide distribution. Population decline due to fishing but probably not lake-wide. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Occur in offshore sandy beaches at an average depth of about 10 m. Can occur as deep as 50 m. In the south western arm of Lake Malawi it is frequently encountered at 30 m. Fecundity ranges from 100–315 for females weighing between 40–250 g. Known as "Haplochromis Lepturus Line" in the aquarium trade. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Commercial trawling in the southern arms of Lake Malawi (South of Boadzulu island and in Lake Malombe). |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Kazembe, J., Makocho, P. & Mailosi, A. 2006. Buccochromis nototaenia. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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