| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus innocens | |||
| Species Authority: | Pfeffer, 1896 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | The genus Barbus (Cyprinidae) is restricted to a small number of species mainly inhabiting the European ichthyographic region including Northeast Africa. Most of the African species that are currently included in the genus, taxonomically do not appear to be closely related to the genus Barbus sensu strictu. However, no attempts have yet been made at an adequate nomenclature of the African forms. We therefore follow Berrebi et al. (1996) and use in this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Natakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: A widespread species. This small barb is known from basins as varied as Malagarasi and Rukwa systems and also Wami and Mkata rivers in East Coast region. Although these barbs are sensitive to water turbidity and siltation due to erosion on watershed there is no information to suggest any significant overall population decline at present. |
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| Range Description: | Occurs in Lake Rukwa and the Wami and Mkata Rivers (Froese and Pauly 2003). Also found in the Malagarasi River and other tributaries of Lake Tanganyika. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Malawi; Tanzania, United Republic of
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| Population: | Not known but rare (see Tweddle 1983). |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Inhabits inshore waters and riverine conditions where it is found in shallow, sandy and vegetated areas. Little is known on its biology. Feeds on insect, weeds and vegetable debris (Konings 1990). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed. |
| Conservation Actions: | Unknown. |
| Citation: | Natakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Barbus innocens. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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