Cichlid Conservation ACA CARES Program...

Hey guys,

have any of you considered the ACA CARES Program?

Here is the current list of species....







The ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program

CONSERVATION PRIORITY
SPECIES AT RISK LIST

www.cichlid.org

Claudia Dickinson
ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program Coordinator
Claudia@CARESPreservation.com

Technical Editor of Freshwater Fishes.............................................Dr. Paul V. Loiselle
Conservation Priority List Coordinator............................................Claudia Dickinson

CARES Conservation Priority List Regional Coordinators

Madagascar………………………………………………………….Dr. Paul V. Loiselle
Central America…………….…………………..…..…….…Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
Lake Victoria Region………………………….………..………………….Greg Steeves
West Africa…………………………………………………………...Dr. Anton Lamboj

Due to the detailed issues involved in accumulating and sustaining this list, such as constant additions of species, and revisions in nomenclature and classification of risk, it is a perpetual work in progress. Please refer to the most current revisions which will be made readily available to you. Together, let’s bring a positive future for these fish, and reverse the growth of this list!

A CARES note: As responsible aquarists it is essential that you familiarize yourself with foreign and US wildlife laws. The C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program recognizes only those fishes that are within the bounds of all laws, both foreign and domestic. Species that are not available to hobbyists for regulatory reasons are not included on this list. Working together, CARES thanks you!

Current as of 7∙15∙08

 ID Species Common Name Classification Authority
C Allochromis welcommei CR (1)
C Amphilophus bussingi EN, CP (3)
C Amphilophus lyonsi CR, CP (3)
C Amphilophus rhytisma EN, CP (3)
C Archocentrus altoflavus VU, CP (3)
C Archocentrus myrnae topaz cichlid EN, CP (3)
C Archocentrus nanoluteus VU, CP (3)
C Archocentrus septemfasciatus AR, CP (3)
C Archocentrus spinosissimus AR, CP (3)
C Astatotilapia aeneocolor (2/08) VU (1)
C Astatotilapia barbarae EN (1)
C Astatotilapia brownae EN (1)
C Astatotilapia desfontainii (2/08) EN (1)
C Astatotilapia flaviijosephi VU
C Astatotilapia latifasciata zebra obliquidens CR/AR (1)(3)
C Astatotilapia piceata EN (1)
C Astatotilapia sp. ‘dwarf bigeye scraper’ CR (1)
C Astatotilapia sp. ‘shovelmouth’ EN (1)
C Astatotilapia velifer VU (1)
C Benitochromis nigrodorsalis (7/08) AR (7)
C Benitochromis ufermanni (7/08) AR (7)
C Chetia brevis orange-fringed largemouth VU (1)
C Cichlasoma istlanum AR (3)
C Copadichromis atripinnis VU (1)
C Enterochromis erythromaculatus (2/08) EN (1)
C Eretmodus cyanostictus Tanganyika clown NT (1)
C Haplochromis acidens VU (1)
C Haplochromis annectidens CR (1)
C Haplochromis cyaneus EN (1)
C Haplochromis flavus EN (1)
C Haplochromis guiarti CR (1)
C Haplochromis heusinkveldi CR (1)
C Haplochromis howesi CR (1)
C Haplochromis katavi katavi mouthbrooder VU (1)
C Haplochromis lividus EW (1)
C Haplochromis obliquidens EN (1)
C Haplochromis sp. ‘ruby’ (2/08) CR/AR (1)(3)
C Harpagochromis cavifrons (2/08) CR (1)
C Hemichromis cristatus forest jewel cichlid AR (3)
C Herichthys bartoni Barton's cichlid VU/AR (1)(3)
C Herichthys labridens (7/08) AR (3)
C Herichthys minckleyi VU (1)
C Hericythys steindachneri VU (1)
C Herichthys sp. ‘Cazones’ (2/08) VU (6)
C Hoplotilapia retrodens EW/CD (1)
C Katrias katria katria AR (1)(3)(4)
C Konia dikume dikume VU (1)
C Konia eisentrauti konye VU (1)
C Labrochromis ishmaeli EW/CD (1)
C Lethrinops macracanthus EN (1)
C Lethrinops macrophthalmus VU (1)
C Lethrinops micrentodon EN (1)
C Lethrinops microdon EN (1)
C Lethrinops oculatus VU (1)
C Lethrinops stridae EN (1)
C Limbochromis robertsi (7/08) AR (7)
C Lipochromis cryptodon (2/08) EN (1)
C Lithochromis rubripinnis CR (1)
C Lithochromis rufus CR (1)
C Lithochromis xanthopteryx CR (1)
C Macropleurodus bicolor CR (1)
C Mbipia lutea EN (1)
C Myaka myaka myaka, black clown VU (1)(3)
C Neochromis gigas VU (1)
C Neochromis greenwoodi VU (1)
C Neochromis simotes CR (1)
C Oreochromis alcalicus EN (1)
C Oreochromis amphimelas EN (1)
C Oreochromis chungruruensis CR (1)
C Oreochromis hunteri Lake Chala tilapia CR (1)
C Oreochromis jipe jipe tilapia CR (1)
C Oreochromis karomo karomo CR (1)
C Oreochromis karongae EN (1)
C Oreochromis lidole EN (1)
C Oreochromis pangani CR (1)
C Oreochromis rukwaensis Lake Rukwa tilapia EN (2/08) (1) (3)
C Oreochromis squamipinnis EN (1)
C Oreochromis variabilis VU (1) (3)
C Paralabidochromis beadlei CR (1)
C Paralabidochromis chilotes (2/08) VU (1)
C Paralabidochromis chromogynos CR (2/08) (1)
C Paralabidochromis crassilabris VU (1)
C Paralabidochromis labiatus (2/08) NT (1)
C Paralabidochromis victoriae CR (1)
C Paratilapia sp. ‘Andapa’ Andapa large spot Paratilapia EN (4)(3)
C Paratilapia sp. ‘Betsihoka’ Betsiboka small spot Paratilapia EN (4)
C Paratilapia polleni Marakely VU (1)(3)(4)
C Paratilapia sp. ‘Betsileo Highlands’ Flamanga EN (4)
C Paratilapia sp. ‘Southwest’ CR (4)(3)
C Paratilapia typus Mananara large spot Paratilapia VU (1)(3)
C Paratilapia sp. ‘East Coast small spot’ fony VU (1)(3)
C Paratilapia sp. nov. ‘Vevembe’ CR (1)
C Paretroplus damii
damba, Filaopisaka VU (4)/(3)
C Paretroplus sp. ‘Dridrimena’ Dridrimena VU (4)(3)
C Paretroplus maromandia
VU (4)(3)
C Paretroplus cf. kieneri
‘Sofia drainage’ EN (4)
C Paretroplus kieneri
Kotsovato VU (1)(4)(3)
C Paretroplus dambabe kotso EN (1)(3)(4)
C Paretroplus maculatus damba Mipentina, spotted damba CR (1)/(4)
C Paretroplus menarambo Pinstripe Damba CR/CD (1)(3)(4)
C Paretroplus nourissati lamena EN (1)(4)(3)
C Paretroplus tsimoly Tsimoly VU (4)(3)
C Paretroplus sp.
nov. ‘giant lamena’ lamenaba, Tsimolybe VU (1)(3)(4)
C Paretroplus sp.
‘Lake Amparihinandrina’ CR (4)
C Paretroplus polyactis masoavotoaka AR (1)(4)(3)
C Paretroplus sp. nov. ‘Ventitry’ Ventitry VU (1)(3)
C Platytaeniodus degeni EW (1)
C Prognathochromis argenteus (2/08) CR (1)
C Prognathochromis bayoni (2/08) CR (1)
C Prognathochromis perrieri EW/CD (1)(3)
C Psammochromis aelocephalus (2/08) VU (1)
C Ptychochromis grandidieri saroy AR (4)(3)
C Ptychochromis inornatus EN (1)(4)
C Ptychochromis oligacanthus tsipoy AR (4)(3)
C Ptychochromis loisellei garaka VU (4)(3)
C Ptychochromis insolitus joba mena CR (3)(4)
C Ptychochromis curvidens green garaka VU (4)
C Ptychochromis makira DD (1)(3)
C Ptychochromis sp. ‘Mananara’ AR (4)(3)
C Ptychochromis sp. ‘Tarantsy’ saro AR (4)(3)
C Pundamilia igneopinnis black and orange nyereri EN (1)
C Pundamilia macrocephala EN (1)
C Pundamilia nyererei NT (1)
C Pungu maclareni pungu VU (1)
C Ptychochromoides betsileanus fiapotsy CR (1)(4)
C Ptychochromoides vondrozo CR (1)(4)(3)
C Pyxichromis orthostoma EN/CD (1)
C Sarotherodon caroli VU (1)(3)
C Sarotherodon linnellii VU (1)(3)
C Sarotherodon lohbergeri VU (1)(3)
C Sarotherodon steinbachi VU (1)(3)
C Stomatepia mariae VU (1)(3)
C Stomatepia mongo VU (1)(3)
C Stomatepia pindu VU (1)(3)
C Thorichthys callolepis (2/08) VU (6)
C Tilapia ‘jewel’ VU (1)
C Tilapia ‘little black’ VU (1)
C Tilapia ‘yellow-green’ VU (1)
C Tilapia bakossiorum VU (1)
C Tilapia bemini VU (1)
C Tilapia bythobathes VU (1)
C Tilapia deckerti VU (1)
C Tilapia flava VU (1)
C Tilapia guinasana otjikoto tilapia NT (1)(3)
C Tilapia gutturosa VU (1)
C Tilapia imbriferna VU (1)
C Tilapia kottae VU (1)
C Tilapia snyderae VU (1)
C Tilapia spongotroktis VU (1)
C Tilapia thysi VU (1)
C Tristramella sacra CR (1)
C Xystichromis ‘Kyoga flameback’ CR (1)
C Xystichromis nuchisquamulatus EN (1)
C Xystichromis phytophagus NT (1)(3)
C Xystichromis sp. ‘Nawampasa red’ AR (3)
C Yssichromis laprogramma (2/08) VU (1)

Classification Abbreviations
AR = At Risk in Nature: (Dr. Paul V. Loiselle)
CD = Conservation Dependent: (i.e., the species is part of a conservation program, which, if ended, would
result in the fish being reclassified as “Threatened” within 5 years.)
CP = Conservation Priority: Species suitable for Breeder Award Programs. (Dr. Paul V. Loiselle)
CR = Critically Endangered: A species facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild in the
immediate future (same as “EE” used by de Rham, & Nourissat)
EN = Endangered: Species facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild in the near future. (Includes
species on the ALA list (2) shown as “Threatened.”)
EW = Extinct in the Wild: Known only to survive in cultivation, in captivity or as a naturalized population
(or populations) well outside the past range.
EX = Extinct: There is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died.
NT = Near Threatened: Species which are close to qualifying for classification to Vulnerable.
VU = Vulnerable: A species facing a high risk of extinction in the wild in the medium term future.

Authority
(1) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (“IUCN”)
Red List: http://www.redlist.org/
(2) Goodeid Status by Dr. John Lyons as of January 2006
http://livebearers.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=11
(3) Dr. Paul V. Loiselle
(4) de Rham, Patrick & Nourissat, Jean-Claude “The Endemic Cichlids of Madagascar,” Association France Cichlid
(5) CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora)
(6) Juan Miguel Artigas Azas
(7) Dr. Anton Lamboj

Refer to this list to see if a species you are keeping is conservation priority at risk, along with the current status of that species. Enter the species that you are currently maintaining on the ACA C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program Registration Sheet along with where or from whom your specimens were obtained, and the approximate date that they were obtained. You may also use this list to search for a species that you are interested in working with in the future.
For those who would like to find out the possibilities of obtaining a species listed on the ACA C.A.R.E.S. Conservation Priority Species at Risk List, please contact Claudia at Claudia@CARESPreservation.com. If you would like assistance, or are in need of equipment to set up a tank for housing a species at risk, please do not hesitate to ask!

Thank you for your invaluable contribution towards preserving our fish for generations to come!!!

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The C.A.R.E.S. Preservation Program is about our fish, and it is about people.

We are one team, working together. Please, clear a tank ~ save a fish!
Because of you, we are making a difference!

Claudia

Claudia Dickinson
ACA CARES Preservation Program Coordinator
Claudia@CARESPresevation.com
www.cichlid.org
www.cichlid.ipbhost.com

Together, we can and we are making a difference!


If anyone is interested they can go to this link....
http://acaforum.com/index.php?showforum=50

Please get involved if you have fish on the list!
Thanks, Rich

This list is the record of fish in danger of extinction in their natural habitats.
This list is also constructed of fish that CAN be housed in home aquariums, because there are many more TankBusters that would not be appropriate for the home aquarium.

The purpose of checking the list is to see if a species is on there that you keep.
Then if there is you register with Claudia and become part of the program.
By being in the program you are part of a database that will help you and others locate these fish for further propagation.

For example:C Haplochromis lividus EW (1) has an EW designation.
This means that this fish is only alive in captivity. There are NO known wild species of the fish.
This is what makes this program so important, as many on the list are also on the verge of disappearing in the wild due to invasive game/food fish and loss of habitat.

It would be great to more people involved!
I personally keep a colony of C Archocentrus nanoluteus VU, CP (3) in a 75g. I received them from another program participant.

***Special note:***

It has been brought to my attention that people who are not familiar with the American Cichlid Association may not understand that this ACA CARES Program is an ACA member funded program. This means that the program is intended to be used by members of the American Cichlid Association.

Joining the American Cichlid Association helps the ACA continue to fund Conservation Programs and to release Grant monies for research thru the Guy D Jordan fund(research) and the Paul V Loiselle Fund(conservation). You also receive 6 printed magazines of high quality of the Buntbarsche Bulletin each year. Your support to the ACA will help cichlids in their home lands and hobbyists everywhere!

For more info on joining the ACA see here....
http://www.acaforum.com/membership.html

I highly encourage folks to look into the ACA and think about joining if you keep any of these cichlids, but furthermore for the love and obsession we share for our cichlids. Your support will be greatly appreciated and i look forward to your participation in this program, the community of the ACA, and hope to you see you all at the annual convention!(held this year in Cincinnati, OH)

Awesome!
It does sound like I am campaigning membership, but the truth is Claudia informed me that the ACA considers the CARES program as a member benefit. So I had to add that to the thread. I am however much more interested in making people aware of the plight of cichlids and show everyone a way the can help!

Thanks again and let us know when they spawn! If you sell or distribute fry please let the buyer also know of this program.

Barbara it would be great to see a post at the ACA about your CARES species and your progress with them. I know it may inspire more people to get involved which would be awesome!

The hybrid class has been canceled and will NOT be at the show...

http://acaforum.com/index.php?showtopic=3416&hl=