Ctenochromis pectoralis explained

Ctenochromis pectoralis, the Pangani haplo (short for "haplochromine"), is a species of fish in the family Cichlidae. It was originally characterized in the Pangani River of Tanzania, and may also be present in Kenya. It is listed as extinct by IUCN as a result of a 1996 evaluation,[1] but this appears to be incorrect. A more recent IUCN publication stated that this species is not endangered in any way.[2]

Two isolated populations of similar fish have been reported from springs flanking Mount Kilimanjaro, with some disagreement as to whether they represent the same or distinct related species: at the Kikuletwa Hot Springs of Hai District of Kilimanjaro Region, upstream of the Pangani,[3] [4] [5] and the Mzima Springs, in the Tsavo River drainage, Kenya.[6] The latter is listed as a distinct, vulnerable species, C. aff. pectoralis, by IUCN.[7]

Notes and References

  1. Kaufman, L. . 1996 . Ctenochromis pectoralis . 1996 . e.T9722A13011299 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T9722A13011299.en . 10 February 2020.
  2. Book: IUCN Eastern Africa Programme. 2003 . Pangani Basin: A Situation Analysis . 27 . IUCN-EARO Publication Servie . 978-2831707600 .
  3. Job de Graaf, 2011, The Real Ctenochromis pectoralis. Eyespots no. 6, pp. 38-39 http://www.worldfish.de/0511_eggspots-e-blurr.pdf
  4. Van Heusden, H. 2015, Ctenochromis pectoralis: A most mysterious Tanzanian river cichlid. Cichlid News 24:14–17.
  5. 10.3390/rs9060623. Land Cover, Land Use, and Climate Change Impacts on Endemic Cichlid Habitats in Northern Tanzania. Remote Sensing. 9. 6. 623. 2017. Kalacska. Margaret. Arroyo-Mora. J.. Lucanus. Oliver. Kishe-Machumu. Mary. 2017RemS....9..623K. free.
  6. Okeyo, D.O., 1998, "Updating names, distribution and ecology of riverine fish of Kenya in the Athi-Galana-Sabaki River drainage system", Naga, ICLARM Q. 21(1):44-53 http://worldfish.catalog.cgiar.org/naga/na_2310.pdf
  7. Hanssens, M. . 2004 . Ctenochromis aff. pectoralis . 2004 . e.T60417A12362721 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T60417A12362721.en . 10 February 2020.

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