| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | ATHERINIFORMES | BEDOTIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Rheocles wrightae | |||
| Species Authority: | Stiassny, 1990 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Endangered B1ab(i,iii) ver 3.1 | ||||||
| Year Assessed: | 2004 | ||||||
| Assessor/s | Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop, Mantasoa, Madagascar 2001 | ||||||
| Evaluator/s: | Stiassny, M.L.J., Sparks, J.S. (AMNH, New York) & Darwall, W (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) | ||||||
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Justification: Rheocles wrightae was previously assessed as Critically Endangered. Improved information since then has resulte in the species being downgraded to Endangered. This species has been collected from two tributaries of the Mangoro River, Madagascar. With a restricted range (EOO < 5,000 km²), fragmentation and continued decline of habitat extent/quality through the impacts of deforestation, and threats from introduced exotic species, this species is assessed as Endangered. |
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| Range Description: | Recorded from the Manambola River system in Madagascar. |
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Native:
Madagascar
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| Population Trend: |
Decreasing
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| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Citation: | Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Rheocles wrightae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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