| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus altianalis | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1900 | |||
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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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).Previously three subspecies were recognised: Barbus altianalis altianalis Boulenger, 1900; B. altianalis eduardianus Boulenger, 1901; and B. altianalis radcliffi Boulenger, 1903. Currently, those subspecies are considered invalid (see De Vos and Thys van den Audenaerde 1990a).Also reported from Lake Victoria under several synonymous names: Labeo rueppellii Pfeffer, 1896; Barbus radcliffii Boulenger, 1903; B. lobogenys Boulenger, 1906; B. bayoni Boulenger, 1911; B. pietschmanni Lohberger, 1929; B. hollyi Lohberger, 1929; and B. altianalis radcliffii Boulenger, 1903. Records from the latter species from the Tana (see Mann, 1966; 1967) are based on misidentifications. 'Barbus' procatopus Boulenger, 1916 was originally described from "The Amala River, entering te east side of Lake baringo,". Banister (1973) stated that this species is a junior synonym of 'B.' intermedius australis. It appears however that the type locality of B. procatopus is erroneous: the Amala River is not in the Baringo area but refers to a tributary of the Mara River, Lake Victoria system, De Vos et al (work in progress) therefore pointed out that B. procatopus is a junior synonym of 'B.' altianalis. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Ntakimazi, G. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: A widely distributed species with no known major widespread threats. |
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| Range Description: | Lake Victoria drainage (Seegers et al. unpub.). Also reported from Lake Victoria under several synonymous names: Labeo rueppellii Pfeffer, 1896; Barbus radcliffii Boulenger, 1903; B. lobogenys Boulenger, 1906; B. bayoni Boulenger, 1911; B. pietschmanni Lohberger, 1929; B. hollyi Lohberger, 1929; and B. altianalis radcliffii Boulenger, 1903. Records from the latter species from the Tana (see Mann 1966, 1967) are based on misidentifications (Seegers et al. unpub.). Also recorded in Lakes Edward, George and Kyoga and in Lake Kivu and the Rusizi River down to the delta with L. Tanganyika, and the upper and middle Akagera. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Kenya; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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| Population: | Not known, but common in fisheries catches in upper and middle Akagera. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Inhabits inshore waters of lakes and rivers, including fast-flowing waters; generalist diet including aquatic vegetation, molluscs and fishes (Eccles 1992). A food fish for humans (Robins et al. 1991). Max. size: 90.0 cm TL (after Froese and Pauly 2003). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Sport fishing (after Froese and Pauly 2003). Water turbidity due to erosion on water basins. Fisheries pressure. |
| Conservation Actions: | Unknown. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Barbus altianalis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012. |
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