Nothobranchius steinforti
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CYPRINODONTIFORMES |
NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Nothobranchius steinforti |
| Species Authority: |
Wildekamp, 1977 |
| Synonym/s: |
Nothobranchius steinforti
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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. & Snoeks, J. |
| Reviewer/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
Justification:
This species is only known from its type locality in the Upper Wami drainage, Tanzania. Such a restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation.
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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: |
Temporary pools, swamps and ricefields (Wildekamp et al. 1986).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
Restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
No information available.
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Bibliography
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IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006.
Wildekamp, R.H., Romand, R. and Scheel, J.J. 1986. Cyprinodontidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse and D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Vol. 2, pp. 165-276. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelle de Belgique, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris.
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