Shallow intermediate habitat, Cape Banza, DRC

Environment

Environment

Untouched

Surrounding area

Cape Banza is located in the far north of the Ubwari Peninsula, in the northern basin of Lake Tanganyika, in East Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The Ubwari peninsula is delineated by two geological faults.

Underwater landscape

A rocky shoreline.

Fishes: 

• Xenotilapia leptura (Boulenger, 1901), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Cyathopharynx furcifer (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Eretmodus marksmithi (Burgess, 2012), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Limnotilapia dardennii (Boulenger, 1899), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Ophthalmotilapia nasuta (Poll & Matthes, 1962), Cichlidae: <2% of population at sit
• Ophthalmotilapia ventralis (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Petrochromis ephippium (Brichard, 1989), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Petrochromis famula (Matthes & Trewavas, 1960), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Petrochromis fasciolatus (Boulenger, 1914), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Petrochromis orthognathus (Matthes, 1959), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Pseudosimochromis curvifrons (Poll, 1942), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Pseudosimochromis marginatus (Poll, 1956), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Spathodus marlieri (Poll, 1950), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Telmatochromis dhonti (Boulenger, 1919), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Telmatochromis temporalis (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: 5–10% of population
• Tropheus moorii (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Altolamprologus compressiceps (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Aulonocranus dewindti (Boulenger, 1899), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Chalinochromis brichardi (Poll, 1974), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Chrysichthys brachynema (Boulenger, 1900), Claroteidae: <2% of population at site
• Julidochromis marlieri (Poll, 1956), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Julidochromis transcriptus (Matthes, 1959), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lamprologus callipterus (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lobochilotes labiatus (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Neolamprologus furcifer (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Neolamprologus leleupi (Poll, 1956), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Neolamprologus mondabu (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Neolamprologus tretocephalus (Boulenger, 1899), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site each
• Neolamprologus toae (Poll, 1949), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Synodontis dhonti (Boulenger, 1917), Mochokidae: <2% of population at site
• Synodontis multipunctatus (Boulenger, 1898), Mochokidae: <2% of population at site
• Synodontis petricola (Matthes, 1959), Mochokidae: <2% of population at site
• Xenotilapia flavipinnis (Poll, 1985), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Xenotilapia sima (Boulenger, 1899), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lamprichthys tanganicanus (Boulenger, 1898), Poeciliidae: <2% of population at site
• Neolamprologus brichardi (Poll, 1974), Cichlidae: >10% of population
• Neolamprologus multifasciatus (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Neolamprologus savoryi (Poll, 1949), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Telmatochromis bifrenatus (Myers, 1936), Cichlidae: >10% of population
• Cyprichromis microlepidotus (Poll, 1956), Cichlidae: 5–10% of population
• Xenotilapia tenuidentata (Poll, 1951), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Neolamprologus calliurus (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Paracyprichromis brieni (Poll, 1981), Cichlidae: 2–5% of population
• Paracyprichromis nigripinnis (Boulenger, 1901), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Mastacembelus ellipsifer (Boulenger, 1899), Mastacembelidae: <2% of population at site
• Mastacembelus moorii (Boulenger, 1898), Mastacembelidae: <2% of population at site
• Cyphotilapia frontosa (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lamprologus lemairii (Boulenger, 1899), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lepidiolamprologus attenuatus (Steindachner, 1909), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lepidiolamprologus cunningtoni (Boulenger, 1906), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lepidiolamprologus elongatus (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Lepidiolamprologus profundicola (Poll, 1949), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Neolamprologus fasciatus (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Perissodus microlepis (Boulenger, 1898), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site
• Plecodus straeleni (Poll, 1948), Cichlidae: <2% of population at site

Crustacean:

• Candonopsis depressa, Candonidae: <2% of population at site
• Allocypria aberrans, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Allocypria claviformis, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Allocypria humilis, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Mecynocypria cf. conoidea, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Mecynocypria deflexa, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Mecynocypria emaciata, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Mecynocypria opaca, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Mecynocypria subangulata, Cyclocyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Cypridopsis obliquata, Cyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Cypridopsis serrata, Cyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Tanganyikacypridopsis acanthodes, Cyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Tanganyikacypridopsis calcarata, Cyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Tanganyikacypridopsis depressa, Cyprididae: <2% of population at site each
• Archaeocyprideis tuberculata, Cytherideidae: <2% of population at site
• Mesocyprideis irsacae, Cytherideidae: >10% of population
• Romecytheridea ampla, Cytherideidae: 5–10% of population each
• Romecytherideatenuisculpta, Cytherideidae: 5–10% of population each
• Tanganyikacythere burtonensis, Cytherideidae: <2% of population at site
• Tanganyikacythere caljoni, Cytherideidae: 2–5% of population
• Gomphocythere alata, Limnocytheridae: 5–10% of population
• Gomphocythere cristata, Limnocytheridae: <2% of population at site
• Gomphocythere curta, Limnocytheridae: >10% of population

Mollusc:

• Caelatura burtoni, Unionidae: 2–5% of population
• Mutela spekei, Mutelidae:<2% of population at site
• Anceya giraudi, Thiaridae:>10% of population
• Bridouxia giraudi, Thiaridae: 2–5% of population
• Bridouxia Ponsonbyi, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Bridouxia sp., Thiaridae: 5–10% of population
• Lavigeria sp. “fine striped”, Thiaridae: >10% of population
• Lavigeria grandis, Thiaridae: 2–5% of population
• Lavigeria cf. nassa “fine ribbed”, Thiaridae: 5–10% of population
• Lavigeria cf. nassa “small fine”, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Lavigeria cf. paucicostata “coarse ribbed”, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Lavigeria cf. paucicostata “sand lav”, Thiaridae: 5–10% of population
• Lavigeria cf. paucicostata “spiny”, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Mysorelloides multisulcata, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Paramelania damoni form: crassigranulata, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Paramelania damoni form: imperialis, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site).
• Reymondia horei, Thiaridae: >10% of population
• Spekia sp. “coheni”, Thiaridae: 2–5% of population
• Stanleya neritinoides, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Stormsia minima, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site
• Syrnolopsis minuta, Thiaridae: <2% of population at site

Plants: 

• Typha capensis (Typhaceae)
  
• Typha domingensis (Typhaceae)
• Vossia cuspidata (Poaceae)
  
• Cyperus papyrus (Cyperaceae)
  
• Phragmites australis (Poaceae)
  
• Eichhornia crassipes (Pontederiaceae)
  
• Pistia stratiotes (Araceae)
  
• Azolla filiculoides (Azollaceae)
  
• Lemna spp. (Lemnaceae)
• Salvinia molesta (Salviniaceae)
  
• Hydrilla verticillate (Hydrocharitaceae)
  
• Ceratophyllum demersum (Ceratophyllaceae)
  
• Potamogeton spp. (Potamogetonaceae)
• Vallisneria spiralis (Hydrocharitaceae)
  

Threats to ecology

The main threat is oil exploration.

Riparian zone

Trees near the aquatic habitat

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Sitography

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