| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Serranochromis altus | |||
| Species Authority: | Winemiller & Kelso-Winemiller, 1990 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Widespread in two large rivers with no immediate threats identified. |
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| Range Description: | Upper Zambezi, Okavango and Kafue systems. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | Fairly common, though never abundant. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Restricted almost entirely to the edges of main river channels and deep connected lagoons in fringing vegetation (Skelton 2001, Tweddle et al. 2004). Winemiller (1991) classed the species as a river dwelling crepuscular piscivore. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None known. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has some protection in the Okavango Delta. |
| Citation: | Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. 2007. Serranochromis altus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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