Sauvagella madagascariensis
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CLUPEIFORMES |
CLUPEIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Sauvagella madagascariensis |
| Species Authority: |
(Sauvage, 1883) |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
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) |
Justification:
This species is widespread and common throughout the east coast rivers of Madagascar. Although many of these rivers are subject to the adverse impacts of widespread deforestation it is thought unlikely that the entire population of this species is at risk from such threats. It is assessed as Least Concern.
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| History: |
| 1996 |
– |
Lower Risk/least concern
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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Bibliography
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Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004.
Sauvage, H.E. 1882. Description de quelques poissons de la collection du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle. Bulletin de la Société Philomatique de Paris 6(7):168-176.
Stiassny, M.L.J. 2001. Revision of Sauvagella bertin (Clupeidae; Pellonulinae; Ehiravini) with a description of a new species from the freshwaters of Madagascar and diagnosis of the Ehiravini. Copeia 2002(1): 67-76.
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