Paralabidochromis chromogynos (Greenwood, 1959)Curator: Greg Steeves. Last updated on 21-Jul-2009. Please login to view this full profile. If you are not yet a susbcriber, you will be able to see this and other species full profiles, as well as all the photos and videos in the cichlid catalog by becoming a subscriber of the Cichlid Room Companion. Become a subscriber and get a free book the same value of your membership! You can also open the full profile for everyone to see by sponsor this cichlid species and support the Cichlid Room Companion. This species has been profiled, The total number of pictures available for this species is 3. Original description as Haplochromis chromogynos:
Conservation: Paralabidochromis chromogynos is evaluated by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as (CR) Critically endangered (2006). Paralabidochromis chromogynos along with many other small cichlid species from Lake Victoria did not fare well by the upsurge of the Nile perch (Lates niloticus) in the 1980's. During this decade, Paralabidochromis chromogynos disappeared from most all "known" locations in the north of the lake (Kaufman personal communication). In the southern areas of it's range, it was not seen after 1982 (Witte 1992). I speculate that when Paralabidochromis chromogynos was discovered at Zue Island, it was the reminisce of a once large and stable population. This fish has not been seen at this locale in recent years. In addition to being predated upon, falling lake levels in recent years do not bode well for near shore species set in stable micro environments. At best, this species should be considered critically endangered. |
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