| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus alluaudi |
| Species Authority: | Pellegrin, 1909 |
| 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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).Status doubtful. Banister (1972, 1973) reports this species as a possible hybrid between Barbus somereni and Varicorhinus ruwenzorii. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Vreven, E. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: A possible intergeneric hybrid (Banister 1972, 1973). Restricted to only three locations. |
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| Range Description: | Streams of the eastern flank of the Ruwenzori mountain. Ruimi, Mubuku and Sibwe rivers. Very limited extent of occurrence. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Uganda
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | No information available. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No particular threat identified. |
| Conservation Actions: | Unknown. |
| Citation: | Vreven, E. 2006. Barbus alluaudi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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