Clarotes tarabinii
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | CLAROTEIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Clarotes tarabinii |
| Species Authority: | (Poll, Lanza & Sassi, 1972) |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Taxonomic status unclear. Originally described in the genus Pardiglanis Poll, Lanza & Sassi, 1972, a synonym of Clarotes according to Mo (1991). |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: More taxonomic work required. Taxonomic status uncertain. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Previously known only from the Juba system in Somalia, this species was recently rediscovered in the Lower Tana (De Vos 2001). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Kenya
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Population [top]
| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Max. size: 640 mm TL (Risch in Daget et al. 1986). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
Bibliography [top]
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Daget, J., Gosse, J.-P. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. (eds). 1986. Check-list of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA II) ISNB, Brussels and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium, and ORSTOM, Paris, France. De Vos, L. 2001. Rediscovery of the giant catfish Pardiglanis tarabinii (Siluriformes: Claroteidae). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 12(3): 213–214 IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Mo, T. 1991. Anatomy, Relationships and Systematics of the Bagridae (Teleostei: Siluroidei) with a Hypothesis of Siluroid Phylogeny. Koeltz scientific books, Koenigstein. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Clarotes tarabinii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012. |
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