Clarias alluaudi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Clarias alluaudi
Species Authority:	Boulenger, 1906
Common Name/s: English – Allauad's Catfish
Taxonomic Notes:	Doubtfully distinguished from Clarias werneri.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2010
Assessor/s:	Getahun, A. & Hanssens, M.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J., Tweddle, D., Getahun, A., Lalèyè, P., Paugy, D., Zaiss, R., Fishar, M.R.A & Brooks, E.
Justification: This species has a large extent of occurrence within east Africa with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for eastern Africa. The status and distribution of this species in northeast Africa is unclear, and so has been categorised as Data Deficient for this region.
History:	2006 – Least Concern (IUCN 2006)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	This species is found in eastern African lakes from Sudan to Tanzania Eastern Africa: This species is present in Lakes Victoria, Kyoga, Edward, George, and their affluent streams, rivers and associated satellite lakes (Kachira, Nakivali, Kijanebalora, Katwe, Kirumi). Also in the Victoria Nile, Malagarasi River and the Lake Tanzania and Rukwa systems (Seegers 1996). Northeast Africa: A rare and small species reported from Sudan by Bianco (1981 cited by Bailey 1994).
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Kenya; Rwanda; Sudan; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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Population [top]

Population:	Information on population structure and abundance is lacking, but it has a fragmented distribution and is rarely found in artisanal fish catches.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits areas with marginal macrophytes, water lilies and papyrus. Common in smaller streams or swamps in basins outside Lake Rukwa (Seegers, 1996). No information was available on feeding and breeding biology. Max Size: 350 mm TL (Teugels in Daget et al. 1986)
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Threats to this species include: - Regression of swamps and other wetlands around lakes and rivers due to agriculture extension. - Illegal fishing practice. - Bait fishery where juveniles are used as bait.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No information available. Monitoring of population trends is needed, as is habitat maintenance and conservation.

Bibliography [top]

Pan-Africa freshwater assessment references. Currently, full citations for references used in the Pan-Africa biodiversity assessments are unavailable on the Red List web site. These will be added to the site in 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes. IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).