| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | MOCHOKIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Synodontis fuelleborni | |||
| Species Authority: | Hilgendorf & Pappenheim, 1903 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Widespread and common throughout the lake and rivers with no known major widespread threats. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to the Lake Rukwa drainage (Seegers 1996). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in both the rivers and lake, but only close to the shore. It is probably not present in the open water (Seegers 1996). Spawns in the lake itself. It is uncertain if a part of the population ascends the rivers to undertake regular spawning migrations. Thought to spawn in April or May (Seegers 1996). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Synodontis fuelleborni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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