Barbus brevipinnis

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	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Barbus brevipinnis

Species Authority:

Jubb, 1966

Common Name/s:

English

–

Shortfin Barb

Taxonomic Notes:

Many isolated subpopulations exist. Engelbrecht (1996) and Engelbrecht and van der Bank (1996) have shown genetic differences between some of these subpopulations and a broader phylogeographical study is needed.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Near Threatened ver 3.1

Year Published:

2007

Assessor/s:

Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J.

Reviewer/s:

Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)

Justification:
With an area of occupancy (AOO) of less than 500 km² and a continuing decline in habitat extent and quality due to upstream activities, combined with spread of invasive alien species this species is close to qualifying as threatened under criterion B. It's current distribution across more than 10 locations means the species qualifies as Near Threatened.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable
1994	–	Rare (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	The main subpopulations exist in the Sabie-Sand River in Mpumalanga, the Shelangubu River tributaries in Swaziland and southern Phongolo tributaries in both Swaziland and Kwazulu-Natal provinces, South Africa.
Countries:	Native: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, North-West Province); Swaziland
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in headwater streams. Typically found associated with banks, root stocks and marginal vegetation. Not abundant where encountered in Swaziland. In the Sabie River system it can be common.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threatened by varied impacts in upland catchments - sedimentation caused by forestry activities, predation by alien trout, affects of dams and water abstraction.

Major Threat(s):

Threatened by varied impacts in upland catchments - sedimentation caused by forestry activities, predation by alien trout, affects of dams and water abstraction.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Eradication of trout from certain key conservation catchments may help. Discussions with forestry companies and riparian land owners to attempt to reduce sedimentation impacts may also help e.g., increasing riparian buffer zones.

Conservation Actions:

Eradication of trout from certain key conservation catchments may help. Discussions with forestry companies and riparian land owners to attempt to reduce sedimentation impacts may also help e.g., increasing riparian buffer zones.

Bibliography [top]

	Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland. Bills, I.R., Boycott, R.C., Fakudze, M., Khumalo, N., Msibi, J., Scott, L.E.P., Terry, S. and Tweddle, D. 2004. Fish and Fisheries of Swaziland (2002-2003). Final report: July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Report. SAIAB, Grahamstown. Engelbrecht, J.S. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships between morphologically similar Barbus species, with reference to their taxonomy, distribution and conservation. Dept. of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg. Engelbrecht, J.S. and van der Bank, F.H. 1996. Genetic relationships between seven species within the chubbyhead and goldie barb groups of minnows. Journal of African Zoology 110(6): 381-396. Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK. IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.

Baillie, J. and Groombridge, B. 1996. 1996 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. International Union for Conservation of Nature, Gland, Switzerland.

Bills, I.R., Boycott, R.C., Fakudze, M., Khumalo, N., Msibi, J., Scott, L.E.P., Terry, S. and Tweddle, D. 2004. Fish and Fisheries of Swaziland (2002-2003). Final report: July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Report. SAIAB, Grahamstown.

Engelbrecht, J.S. 1996. Phylogenetic relationships between morphologically similar Barbus species, with reference to their taxonomy, distribution and conservation. Dept. of Zoology, Rand Afrikaans University, Johannesburg.

Engelbrecht, J.S. and van der Bank, F.H. 1996. Genetic relationships between seven species within the chubbyhead and goldie barb groups of minnows. Journal of African Zoology 110(6): 381-396.

Groombridge, B. (ed.). 1994. 1994 IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals. IUCN, Gland, Switzerland and Cambridge, UK.

IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).

Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.

Citation:	Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J. 2007. Barbus brevipinnis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 21 May 2012.
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