| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | PERCIFORMES | CICHLIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Thoracochromis buysi | |||
| Species Authority: | (Penrith, 1970) | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Haplochromis acuticeps Regan, 1922
Haplochromis buysi Penrith, 1970
Thoracochromis byusi Greenwood, 1984
Tilapia steindachneri Boulenger, 1913
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Da Costa, L. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Only known from the Kunene River system. No obvious known threats. Expected larger distribution. |
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| Range Description: | Species only known from the Kunene river system. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Namibia
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| Population: | Population size is not known. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | It prefers sandy habitats with vegetation. Biology is not known. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Threats are not known. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has no protection. |
| Citation: | Da Costa, L. 2007. Thoracochromis buysi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010. |
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