Schistura callichromus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	BALITORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Schistura callichromus
Species Authority:	(Zhu & Wang, 1985)
Synonym/s:	Nemacheilus callichromus Zhu & Wang, 1985 Noemacheilus callichromus Zhu & Wang, 1985 Schistura callichroma (Zhu & Wang, 1985)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published:	2009
Assessor/s:	Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N.
Reviewer/s:	Collen, B., Darwall, W., Ram, M. & Smith, K. (SRLI Freshwater Fish Evaluation Workshop)
Justification: S. callichromus has been assessed as Data Deficient due to a lack of information regarding the distribution, population trends, and direct threats to this species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	S. callichromus is found in China, in the Babian Jiang (Black River), Jingdong, Yunnan (part of the upper Mekong) and probably Viet Nam.
Countries:	Native: China Presence uncertain: Viet Nam
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Population [top]

Population:	Population information is lacking for this species and needs to be studied.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	S. callichromus is a benthopelagic species.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The threats to this species are unknown.

Major Threat(s):

The threats to this species are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	It is not known if there are any conservation measures in place or needed.

Conservation Actions:

It is not known if there are any conservation measures in place or needed.

Bibliography [top]

	Eschmeyer, W.N. 2001. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Available at: http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/Catalog/fishcatmain.asp. Froese, R and Pauly, D. 2006. FishBase. Hanel, L. and Novák, J. 2002. České názvy zivočichů V. Ryby a ryboviti obratlovci (Pisces) 3., maloústí (Gonorhynchiformes) - máloostní (Cypriniformes). Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha. Institute of Hydrobiology. 1993. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica and Shanghai Natural Museum and Ministry of Agriculture of China. IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009). Kottelat, M. 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. The World Bank, Washington DC. Wu, H.L., Shao, K.T. and Lai, C.F. 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan. Zhu, S.-Q. 1995. Synopsis of freshwater fishes of China. Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House.

Eschmeyer, W.N. 2001. Catalog of fishes. Updated database version of December 2001. Available at: http://research.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/Catalog/fishcatmain.asp.

Froese, R and Pauly, D. 2006. FishBase.

Hanel, L. and Novák, J. 2002. České názvy zivočichů V. Ryby a ryboviti obratlovci (Pisces) 3., maloústí (Gonorhynchiformes) - máloostní (Cypriniformes). Národní muzeum (zoologické oddělení), Praha.

Institute of Hydrobiology. 1993. The freshwater fishes of China in coloured illustrations. Institute of Hydrobiology, Academia Sinica and Shanghai Natural Museum and Ministry of Agriculture of China.

IUCN. 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2009.2). Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 3 November 2009).

Kottelat, M. 2001. Freshwater fishes of northern Vietnam. A preliminary check-list of the fishes known or expected to occur in northern Vietnam with comments on systematics and nomenclature. The World Bank, Washington DC.

Wu, H.L., Shao, K.T. and Lai, C.F. 1999. Latin-Chinese dictionary of fishes names. The Sueichan Press, Taiwan.

Zhu, S.-Q. 1995. Synopsis of freshwater fishes of China. Jiangsu Science and Technology Publishing House.

Citation:	Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. 2009. Schistura callichromus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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