Barbus apleurogramma

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 apleurogramma

Species Authority:

Boulenger, 1911

Common Name/s:

English

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East African Red Finned Barb

Taxonomic Notes:

The genus Barbus (Cyprinidae) is restricted to a small number of species mainly inhabiting the European ichthyographic region including Northeast Africa. Most of the African species that are currently included in the genus, taxonomically do not appear to be closely related to the genus Barbus sensu strictu. However, no attempts have yet been made at an adequate nomenclature of the African forms. We therefore follow Berrebi et al. (1996) and use in this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).Barbus amboseli banister, 1980 a junior synonym of B. apleurogramma (De Vos and Seegers, work in progress), was listed with a query from the Tana River by Skelton (1994). As currently known, the species does not occur in the Tana River system (Seegers et al., unpublished).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2006
Assessor/s:	Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: Small species found in permanent and temporary streams across a wide geographic range. Water turbidity and siltation due to erosion on watershed and farming extension represent locally the major threats but there are no known widespread threats to the species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Lake Victoria basin, Lake Kanyaboli, Amboseli swamps, Athi River system (including Mzima springs, Tsavo drainage) (Seegers et al. unpub.). Lake Kivu and Rusizi drainage; Upper and Middle Akagera system; Malagarasi river; Lake Rukwa system; and various localities in the coastal region near Dares salaam. Lakes Edward, George and Albert systems. Lake Nabugabo and the Aswa River (Upper Nile)
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population:	Not known, but very common is streams and rivers.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Inhabit inshore waters of lakes and rivers, including fast-flowing waters. Varied food, including aquatic vegetation, mollusc and fishes (Welcomme 1969). Common in temporary and permanent streams. It occurs in water lily swamps on the edge of lakes (Okedi 1971).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed.

Major Threat(s):

Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Unknown.

Conservation Actions:

Unknown.

Bibliography [top]

	De Vos, L., Snoeks, J. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. An annotated checklist of the fishes of Rwanda (East central Africa), with historical data on introductions of commercially important species. Journal of East African Natural History 90: 1–68 De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152 Greenwood, P.H. 1966. The Fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala, Uganda. IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Lévêque, C. and Daget, J. 1984. Cyprinidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA I). pp. 217–342. ORSTOM, Paris, France and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. Okedi, J. 1971. The food and feeding habits of the small mormyrid fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa. African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology of Fishes 1(1): 1–12 Seegers, L., De Vos, L. and Okeyo, D.O. 2003. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Kenya (excluding the lacustrine haplochromines from Lake Victoria). Journal of East African Natural History 92(1): 11-47. Skelton, P.H. 1994. Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa. In: G.G. Teugels, J.-F. Guégan & J.J. Albaret (eds). Biological diversity of African fresh and brackish water fishes. 275: 95–131. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques. Welcomme, R.L. 1969. The biology and ecology of the fishes of a small tropical stream. Journal of Zoology, London 158: 485–529.

De Vos, L., Snoeks, J. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. An annotated checklist of the fishes of Rwanda (East central Africa), with historical data on introductions of commercially important species. Journal of East African Natural History 90: 1–68

De Vos, L., Taverne, L. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. L’Ichtyofaune du bassin de la Malagarasi (système du lac Tanganyika): une synthèse de la connaissance actuelle. Ann. Mus. R. Afr. Centr., Sc. Zool. 285: 117–152

Greenwood, P.H. 1966. The Fishes of Uganda. The Uganda Society, Kampala, Uganda.

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.

Lévêque, C. and Daget, J. 1984. Cyprinidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA I). pp. 217–342. ORSTOM, Paris, France and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium.

Okedi, J. 1971. The food and feeding habits of the small mormyrid fishes of Lake Victoria, East Africa. African Journal of Tropical Hydrobiology of Fishes 1(1): 1–12

Seegers, L., De Vos, L. and Okeyo, D.O. 2003. Annotated checklist of the freshwater fishes of Kenya (excluding the lacustrine haplochromines from Lake Victoria). Journal of East African Natural History 92(1): 11-47.

Skelton, P.H. 1994. Diversity and distribution of freshwater fishes in East and Southern Africa. In: G.G. Teugels, J.-F. Guégan & J.J. Albaret (eds). Biological diversity of African fresh and brackish water fishes. 275: 95–131. Annales du Musée Royal de l'Afrique Centrale, Sciences Zoologiques.

Welcomme, R.L. 1969. The biology and ecology of the fishes of a small tropical stream. Journal of Zoology, London 158: 485–529.

Citation:	Ntakimazi, G., Twongo, T.K. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Barbus apleurogramma. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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