Bedotia marojejy
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | ATHERINIFORMES | BEDOTIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Bedotia marojejy |
| Species Authority: | Stiassny & Harrison, 1999 |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii)+2ab(i,ii,iii) 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: This species is abundant in the mid-reaches of the Lokoho river basin. Its range extends into Marojejy National Park and the park serves to protect limnological integrity of the upper and middle Lokoho by preserving the basin’s forested watershed. However, due to its restricted range (extent of occurrence and area of occupancy less than 20,000 km² and 2,000 km², respectively) and continuing decline in habitat due to deforestation outside the park, a Vulnerable ranking is appropriate. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Madagascar. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Madagascar
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Population [top]
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Known from the Lokoho river basin. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | Habitat degradation through siltation caused by deforestation in unprotected areas is the main threat to the species. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | The species' range extends into Marojejy National Park. |
Bibliography [top]
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IUCN. 2004. 2004 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 23 November 2004. Loiselle, P.V. and Stiassny, M.L.J. 2003a. Bedotia. In: S.M. Goodman and J.P. Benstead (eds) The Natural History of Madagascar, pp. 867-868. University of Chicago Press, Chicago. Stiassny, M.L.J. and Harrison, I.J. 2000. Notes on a small collection of fishes from the Réserve Naturelle Intégrale de Marojejy, Northeastern Madagascar, with a description of a new species of the endemic genus Bedotia (Atherinomorpha: Bedotiidae). Fieldiana - Zoology (new series) 97:143-156. |
| Citation: | Loiselle, P. & participants of the CBSG/ANGAP CAMP "Faune de Madagascar" workshop 2004. Bedotia marojejy. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012. |
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