Barbus arcislongae
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus arcislongae |
| Species Authority: | Keilhack, 1908 |
| 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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished). |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Vreven, E. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Endemic to Lake Malawi and its catchment with no widespread major threats identified. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Malawi (Lévêque and Daget 1984) and its catchment. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]
| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | Occurs in the lake itself along the entire lakeshore as well as in streams and rivers. It is found in the shallows on sandy beaches as well as rocky shores in sheltered areas. In streams it is found in flowing stretches as well as exposed sandy banks. This species reaches 7 cm in length. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
Bibliography [top]
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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. 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. |
| Citation: | Vreven, E. 2006. Barbus arcislongae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012. |
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