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CICHLIDS IN THE CARES CONSERVATION PRIORITY SPECIES AT RISK LIST: The C.A.R.E.S. (Conservation, Awarenes, Recognition, Encouragement and Support) program, founded and led by the influential aquarist and conservationist Claudia Dickinson, is aimed to establish and maintain a reliable source of base stock conservation priority at-risk species within the aquarium hobby while forming an information network between aquarists, scientists, and conservationists. The CARES Conservation Priority Species at Risk List currently includes 168 cichlid species as evaluated. Those species are listed here together with links to their Cichlid Room Companion species profile and a C.A.R.E.S. status page. Classifications for the Conservation Priority Species at Risk list include Extinct (EX), Extinct in the wild (EW), Critically endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near threatened (NT). Actions being taken on the species include Conservation Dependent (CD) and Conservation Priority (CP).

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CARES species status all EX EW CR EN VU NT
[ North America ] [ Central America ] [ South America ] [ Africa ] [ Middle East ] [ Asia ] [ Madagascar ]

North America

bartoni, Herichthys (VU)
labridens, Herichthys (EN)		 minckleyi, Herichthys (VU)
sp. 'poza rica', Herichthys (VU)		 steindachneri, Herichthys (NT)

Central America

altoflavus, Cryptoheros (VU)
bussingi, Astatheros (EN)
callolepis, Thorichthys (VU)
istlanum, exCichlasoma (EN)		 lyonsi, Amphilophus (CR)
myrnae, Cryptoheros (EN)
nanoluteus, Cryptoheros (NE)
rhytisma, Astatheros (LC)		 septemfasciatus, Cryptoheros (EN)
spinosissimus, Archocentrus (LC)

South America

no species for this area

Africa

acidens, Haplochromis (DD)
aelocephalus, Haplochromis (CR)
aeneocolor, Astatotilapia (VU)
alcalicus, Alcolapia (EN)
amphimelas, Oreochromis (NT)
annectidens, Haplochromis (CR)
argens, Yssichromis (EX)
argenteus, Haplochromis (CR)
atripinnis, Copadichromis (VU)
bakossiorum, Tilapia (CR)
barbarae, Astatotilapia (CR)
bayoni, Prognathochromis (DD)
beadlei, Paralabidochromis (CR)
bemini, Tilapia (CR)
bicolor, Macropleurodus (VU)
brevis, Chetia (EN)
brownae, Astatotilapia (CR)
bythobates, Tilapia (CR)
caroli, Sarotherodon (CR)
cavifrons, Haplochromis (DD)
chilotes, Paralabidochromis (LC)
chromogynos, Paralabidochromis (VU)
chungruruensis, Oreochromis (CR)
crassilabris, Haplochromis (CR)
cristatus, Hemichromis (EN)
cryptodon, Lipochromis (DD)
cyaneus, Haplochromis (EN)
cyanostictus, Eretmodus (NT)
deckerti, Tilapia (CR)
degeni, Platytaeniodus (LC)
desfontainii, Astatotilapia (EN)
dikume, Konia (CR)
eisentrauti, Konia (CR)
erythrocephalus, Enterochromis (DD)
fischeri, Ptyochromis (VU)
flava, Tilapia (CR)
flaviijosephi, Astatotilapia (EN)
flavus, Haplochromis (LC)
franchettii, Danakilia (EN)
gigas, Neochromis (VU)
grahami, Alcolapia (VU)
greenwoodi, Neochromis (LC)
guiarti, Haplochromis (CR)
guinasana, Tilapia (CR)		 gutturosa, Tilapia (CR)
heusinkveldi, Haplochromis (CR)
howesi, Haplochromis (VU)
hunteri, Oreochromis (CR)
igneopinnis, Pundamilia (EN)
imbriferna, Tilapia (CR)
ishmaeli, Labrochromis (CR)
jipe, Oreochromis (CR)
karomo, Oreochromis (CR)
karongae, Oreochromis (EN)
katavi, Haplochromis (VU)
kottae, Tilapia (EN)
labiatus, Haplochromis (NT)
laparogramma, Yssichromis (LC)
latifasciata, Astatotilapia (CR)
latilabris, Alcolapia (VU)
lidole, Oreochromis (EN)
linnellii, Sarotherodon (CR)
lividus, Haplochromis (DD)
lohbergeri, Sarotherodon (CR)
lucanusi, Enigmatochromis (VU)
lutea, Mbipia (VU)
maclareni, Pungu (CR)
macracanthus, Lethrinops (EN)
macrocephala, Pundamilia (VU)
macrophthalmus, Lethrinops (VU)
mariae, Stomatepia (CR)
maxillaris, Haplochromis (VU)
melanopterus, Lipochromis (VU)
micrentodon, Lethrinops (EN)
microdon, Lethrinops (EN)
microdon, Lipochromis (CR)
mongo, Stomatepia (CR)
myaka, Myaka (CR)
ndalalani, Alcolapia (VU)
nigrodorsalis, Benitochromis (EN)
nuchisquamulatus, Xystichromis (DD)
nyererei, Pundamilia (LC)
obliquidens, Haplochromis (VU)
oculatus, Lethrinops (VU)
orthostoma, Pyxichromis (VU)
pangani, Oreochromis (CR)
parvidens, Lipochromis (CR)
parvidens, Lethrinops (LC)		 perrieri, Prognathochromis (CR)
phytophagus, Xystichromis (DD)
piceatus, Yssichromis (CR)
pindu, Stomatepia (CR)
pundamilia, Pundamilia (LC)
pyrrhocephalus, Yssichromis (LC)
retrodens, Hoplotilapia (VU)
riponianus, Psammochromis (LC)
robertsi, Limbochromis (EN)
rubripinnis, Lithochromis (LC)
rufocaudalis, Neochromis (LC)
rufus, Lithochromis (LC)
rukwaensis, Oreochromis (VU)
sacrimontis, Pelvicachromis (VU)
sauvagei, Paralabidochromis (VU)
simotes, Neochromis (DD)
snyderae, Tilapia (CR)
sp. 'aff subocellatus', Pelvicachromis (VU)
sp. 'blue bar', Pundamilia (VU)
sp. 'golden duck', Harpagochromis (NT)
sp. 'kenya gold', Haplochromis (EN)
sp. 'kyoga flameback' , Xystichromis (CR)
sp. 'madonna', Neochromis (NT)
sp. 'orange rock hunter', Harpagochromis (EW)
sp. 'porthole', Mbipia (NT)
sp. 'red fin piebald', Paralabidochromis (CR)
sp. 'red tail sheller', Platytaeniodus (VU)
sp. 'salmon', Haplochromis (EN)
sp. 'silver stilleto', Tridontochromis (NT)
spongotroktis, Tilapia (CR)
squamipinnis, Oreochromis (EN)
steinbachi, Sarotherodon (CR)
stridei, Lethrinops (EN)
taurinus, Haplochromis (LC)
thereuterion, Haplochromis (VU)
thysi, Tilapia (CR)
ufermanni, Benitochromis (EN)
variabilis, Oreochromis (CR)
velifer, Astatotilapia (VU)
victoriae, Paralabidochromis (DD)
welcommei, Allochromis (VU)
xanthopteryx, Lithochromis (VU)

Middle East

sacra, Tristramella (CR)

Asia

canarensis, Etroplus (EN)

Madagascar

betsileanus, Ptychochromoides (CR)
curvidens, Ptychochromis (EN)
dambabe, Paretroplus (EN)
damii, Paretroplus (DD)
grandidieri, Ptychochromis (LC)
inornatus, Ptychochromis (EN)
insolitus, Ptychochromis (CR)		 katria, Katria (VU)
kieneri, Paretroplus (VU)
loisellei, Ptychochromis (VU)
maculatus, Paretroplus (CR)
makira, Ptychochromis (NE)
maromandia, Paretroplus (EN)
menarambo, Paretroplus (CR)		 nourissati, Paretroplus (VU)
oligacanthus, Ptychochromis (LC)
polleni, Paratilapia (VU)
polyactis, Paretroplus (VU)
tsimoly, Paretroplus (LC)
typus, Paratilapia (VU)
vondrozo, Ptychochromoides (CR)

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