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Rhabdalestes tangensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES ALESTIDAE

Scientific Name: Rhabdalestes tangensis
Species Authority: (Lönnberg, 1907)
Common Name/s:
English – Pangani Robber

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2006
Assessor/s: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Relatively widespread with no major widespread threats identified.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to the Tanga (Paugy 1984) and Pangani River drainages, including Lake Jipe (Seegers et al. 2004). Records from of species from the Tana basin are dubious and based on misidentifications (Seegers et al. 2004).
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Forms shoals in the shallow margins of streams (Copley 1958). Also inhabits rivers and lagoons (Eccles 1992). Max. size: 6.0 cm SL (after Froese and Pauly 2003).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.

Bibliography [top]

Copley, H. 1958. Common Freshwater Fishes of East Africa. Witherby, London, United Kingdom.

Eccles, D.H. 1992. FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Field guide to the freshwater fishes of Tanzania. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Rome.

Froese, R. and Pauly, D. (eds). 2003. FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. Search

Citation: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Rhabdalestes tangensis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2012.
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