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Barbus laticeps

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Barbus laticeps
Species Authority: Pfeffer, 1893

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   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)
Justification:
Only known from two sites in the Wami River. Restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to habitat degradation.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Tanzania, Wami River (Lévêque and Daget 1984).
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: No information available.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to habitat degradation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown.
Citation: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Barbus laticeps. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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