Barbus zanzibaricus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Barbus zanzibaricus
Species Authority: Peters, 1868
Common Name/s:
English – Zanzibar Barb
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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).This species represents a polymorphic group, which needs revision. Also reported as Barbus argyrotaenia Boulenger, 1912, a junior synonym (Seegers et al., unpublished).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Vreven, E.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Fairly wide distribution with no reported population decline and no major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Occurs in small numbers in coastal rivers, including Sabaki and Lower Tana, northern Ewaso Nyiro system (Seegers et al. unpub.) and Lake Chiuta (Tweddle 1983).
Countries:
Native:
Kenya; Malawi

Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Little information. Max. size: 9.7 cm TL (after Froese and Pauly 2003).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Potentially over-fishing but has been reported to have no commercial importance in Lake Chiuta, Malawi (Tweddle 1983).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown.
Citation: Vreven, E. 2006. Barbus zanzibaricus. In: IUCN 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2010.1. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 14 March 2010.
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