Chiloglanis mbozi

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	MOCHOKIDAE

Scientific Name:	Chiloglanis mbozi
Species Authority:	Seegers, 1996
Common Name/s: English – Mbozi Suckermouth

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable   D2   ver 3.1
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: Only known from type locality where ecological conditions are being degraded through road-works and local agricultural practices (Seegers 1996). If more information can be found on the species’ distribution, this assessment may later be upgraded to one of the higher threatened categories under criterion B1.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Lake Rukwa drainage.
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:	Click here to open the map viewer and explore range.

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Seegers (1996) collected this species in a small stream bordered by reeds and bushes.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Ecological conditions changed through ongoing road works and local agricultural practices (Seegers 1996).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Bibliography [top]

IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Seegers, L. 1996. The fishes of the Lake Rukwa Drainage. Annales du Musée royal de l'Afrique Central, Sciences Zoologiques 287: 1–407.