Kneria rukwaensis
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | GONORYNCHIFORMES | KNERIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Kneria rukwaensis |
| Species Authority: | Seegers, 1995 |
Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: Found in several localities in the western drainage of the Lake Rukwa system and the upper Kalambo drainage. No major widespread threats identified. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to the western drainage of the Lake Rukwa system and the upper Kalambo drainage, and Tanganyika basin (Seegers 1995). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]
| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology [top]
| Habitat and Ecology: | No information available. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
Threats [top]
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
Conservation Actions [top]
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
Bibliography [top]
| Citations: |
IUCN. 2006. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded on 04 May 2006. Seegers, L. 1995. Revision of the Kneriidae of Tanzania with description of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 6(2): 97–128 |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Kneria rukwaensis. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 March 2010. |
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