| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus urostigma | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1917 | |||
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| 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 which 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 assessment the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 | |||
| Year Assessed: | 2010 | |||
| Assessor/s: | Moelants, T. | |||
| Reviewer/s: | Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K. | |||
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Justification: The species is widespread or without major threats throughout the Central Africa assessment region and is assessed as Least Concern. |
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| Range Description: | Barbus urostigma is known from Lake Tanganyika effluents and Lualaba River system. |
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Native:
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Zambia
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | This is a benthopelagic species, known from stream and riverine habitats. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No major threats are known, however water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension could be threatening localised populations. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Moelants, T. 2010. Barbus urostigma. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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