Nothobranchius interruptus
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CYPRINODONTIFORMES |
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Nothobranchius interruptus |
| Species Authority: |
Wildekamp & Berkenkamp, 1979 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Kikambala Nothobranch |
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| Synonym/s: |
Nothobranchius interruptus
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Vulnerable
D2
ver 3.1
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| Year Published: |
2006 |
| Assessor/s: |
Hanssens, M. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
Recorded from only two localities near Kikambala (Wildekamp and Berkenkamp 1979). Such a restricted range makes this species vulnerable to local impacts that may effect the entire population.
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Geographic Range
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Population
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| Population: |
No information available.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Occurs in swamps and temporary pools in the floodplains (Froese and Pauly 2003). It is a bottom spawner with a 2–4 months incubation period (Froese and Pauly 2003). Max. size: 56.8 mm SL (Wildekamp and Berkenkamp 1979).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
No information available.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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