Parakneria spekii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	GONORYNCHIFORMES	KNERIIDAE

Scientific Name:	Parakneria spekii
Species Authority:	(Günther, 1868)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     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: Widely distributed throughout two major river systems in Tanzania, with no known major widespread threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Endemic to the Wami and Ruvu drainages (Seegers 1995).
Countries:	Native: Tanzania, United Republic of
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found in quieter and deeper stretches of water, in the middle of the water column, and not on the bottom as other Parakneria species (Seegers 1995). Omnivorous taking algae as well as small insect larvae and crustaceans (Seegers 1995).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

No information available.

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. 1995. Revision of the Kneriidae of Tanzania with description of three new Kneria species (Teleostei: Gonorhynchiformes). Ichthyological Exploration of Freshwaters 6(2): 97–128