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Hemichromis fasciatus, Banded Jewelfish
Assessment by: Azeroual, A., Bousso, T., Getahun, A. & Lalèyè, P.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Animalia
Chordata
Actinopterygii
Perciformes
Cichlidae
Taxon Name: Hemichromis fasciatus Peters, 1857
Synonym(s):
• Hemichromis desguezu Rochebrune, 1880 (voir Loiselle, 1979)
• Hemichromis elongatus
• Hemichromis leiguardii
Regional Assessments:
• Western Africa
• Northern Africa
Common Name(s):
• English:
• French:
Banded Jewelfish, Cichlid, Jewel Fish
Hemichromis, Perche Africane
Assessment Information
Red List Category & Criteria:
Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:
2010
Date Assessed:
May 1, 2009
Justification:
This species has a wide distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as
Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for western Africa. The north and
northeastern regional assessments are currently Data Deficient.
Geographic Range
Range Description:
This species is recorded from Mauritania to Ethiopia.
Northern Africa: The species is recorded from Mauritania. It is rare in Egypt (Manzalah Lake).
Northeastern Africa: It is recorded in the Ghazal and Jebel systems, including Lake No, Sudan, and Baro
River, Ethiopia
Western Africa: The species is known across the majority of the basins in Western Africa.
Country Occurrence:
Native: Angola (Angola); Benin; Burkina Faso; Cameroon; Central African Republic; Chad; Cocos (Keeling)
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Islands; Congo; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Côte d'Ivoire; Equatorial Guinea; Ethiopia;
Gabon; Gambia; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea-Bissau; Liberia; Mali; Mauritania; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria;
Senegal; Sierra Leone; South Sudan; Sudan; Togo; Zambia; Zimbabwe
FAO Marine Fishing Areas:
Native: Atlantic - eastern central
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Distribution Map
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Population
This is a locally declining species.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Habitat and Ecology (see Appendix for additional information)
This species inhabits permanent floodplain lagoons with clear water, occasionally on rocky streams,
occasionally in standing deep water, common in shallow swamps. According to Pouilly (1993),
Hemichromis fasciatus is found in rivers that have low speed of current, a strong height of water, a
formed substrate of blocks and a few plant. According to Albaret (1982), the species is monogamist
keeping and protecting eggs and alevins but not practising oral incubation. According to Daget (1965),
the eggs are fixed on an immersed support, in a clean place, with the shelter of the current, a depth
from 10 to 20 cm. The reproduction of the species seems spread out throughout the year (from April at
November in Bandama), with the proportion of mature individuals constantly remaining relatively low
and the RGS small. Up to 20 mm length, the alevins nourish phytoplankton. From 20 with 45mm, they
preferably seek shellfish and insects. From 50 mm, the young attacks only large preys; they devour all
the young fish which pass to their carried. So H. fasciatus is used in pisciculture to limit the proliferation
of the species to laying many and invading such as H. niloticus. Used for tilapia control.
Systems: Freshwater
Use and Trade (see Appendix for additional information)
This species is overfished, and is used for consumption and in the aquarium trade. It is also used for
tilapia control.
Threats (see Appendix for additional information)
Overfishing, loss of dry season refuges and rapids habitat due to development and dams all threaten
populations of this species.
Conservation Actions
No information available.
Credits
Assessor(s):
Azeroual, A., Bousso, T., Getahun, A. & Lalèyè, P.
Reviewer(s):
Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A &
Brooks, E.
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Bibliography
Pan-Africa freshwater assessment references. Currently, full citations for references used in the PanAfrica biodiversity assessments are unavailable on the Red List web site. These will be added to the site
in 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes.
IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org.
(Accessed: 2 September 2010).
Citation
Azeroual, A., Bousso, T., Getahun, A. & Lalèyè, P. 2010. Hemichromis fasciatus. The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species 2010: e.T182187A7826208. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.20103.RLTS.T182187A7826208.en
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Appendix
Habitats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Habitat
Season
Suitability
Major
Importance?
5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.1. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent
Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls)
-
Suitable
-
5. Wetlands (inland) -> 5.5. Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater
Lakes (over 8ha)
-
Suitable
-
Use and Trade
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
End Use
Local
National
International
Food - human
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pets/display animals, horticulture
No
Yes
No
Other (free text)
Yes
No
No
Threats
(http://www.iucnredlist.org/technical-documents/classification-schemes)
Threat
Timing
Scope
Severity
Impact Score
1. Residential & commercial development -> 1.2.
Commercial & industrial areas
Ongoing
-
-
-
Stresses:
1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.1. Ecosystem conversion
1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation
Ongoing
-
Stresses:
2. Species Stresses -> 2.1. Species mortality
Ongoing
-
Stresses:
1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.1. Ecosystem conversion
1. Ecosystem stresses -> 1.2. Ecosystem degradation
5. Biological resource use -> 5.4. Fishing & harvesting
aquatic resources -> 5.4.6. Motivation
Unknown/Unrecorded
7. Natural system modifications -> 7.2. Dams & water
management/use -> 7.2.11. Dams (size unknown)
-
-
-
-
Additional Data Fields
Population
Population severely fragmented: No
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Habitats and Ecology
Movement patterns: Full Migrant
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