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Astatotilapia burtoni in Rwanda

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Astatotilapia burtoni   (Günther, 1894)
Family:	Cichlidae (Cichlids) , subfamily: Pseudocrenilabrinae			picture (Habur_m0.jpg) by Calypso Photolibrary
Order:	Perciformes  (perch-likes)
Class:	Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
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Max. size:	15.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 4967)
Environment:	benthopelagic; non-migratory; pH range: 8.5 - 9; dH range: 12 - 16
Climate:	tropical; 20 - 25°C; 3°S - 9°S
Global Importance:	fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience:	High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (tm<1)
Distribution:	Africa: Lake Tanganyika and associated rivers (Ref. 4983), including the Lukuga connecting the lake to the upper Congo River (Ref. 53528).
Diagnosis:	Dorsal spines (total): 13-15. Caudal peduncle 1.1 to 1.2 times as long as deep.
Biology:	Inhabits slow streams, river mouths, shallow parts of lake near rivers (Ref. 4967)
Threatened:	, (Ref. 36508)
Dangerous:	harmless
Coordinator:	Kullander, Sven O.
Main Ref:	van Oijen, M.J.P., J. Snoeks, P.H. Skelton, C. Maréchal and G.G. Teugels. 1991. (Ref. 4983)
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Rwanda country information
Common names:	Ifuro, Burton's haplo		Ref:  De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
Status:	native		Ref:
Salinity:	freshwater
Regulations:	no regulations		Ref:
Uses:	no uses
Comments:	Known from upper and middle Akagera and Lake Mohasi. A record of H. burtoni from Lake Kivu is doubtful (Ref. 46152).
Country Information:	www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/rw.html
Occurrences:	Occurrences    Point map
Main Ref:	De Vos, L., J. Snoeks and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde, 2001
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	Entered:  Pablico, Grace Tolentino

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