| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | ARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Ancharius fuscus | |||
| Species Authority: | Steindachner, 1880 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Arius fuscus (Steindachner, 1880)
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2004 | ||||||
| Assessor/s: | Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 | ||||||
| Reviewer/s: | Stiassny, M.L.J., Sparks, J.S. (AMNH, New York) & Darwall, W (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) | ||||||
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Justification: The distribution range of this species was thought to include the east coast rivers between Antananbalo and Mananjary, Madagascar. However, recent research suggests that A. fuscus and A. brevibarbus are complexes of allopatrically distributed species. In light of this evidence, the assessment for both taxa becomes Data Deficient. Prior assumptions regarding range and population size are no longer valid. |
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| History: |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Madagascar. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Madagascar
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Rivers (<800 m asl). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Most likely threat is habitat degradation through siltation caused by deforestation. |
| Citation: | Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Ancharius fuscus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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