| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus jacksoni | |||
| Species Authority: | Günther, 1889 | |||
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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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).Also reported under the name Barbus nummifer Boulenger, 1904, a junior synonym (Seegers et al., unpublished). Barbus jacksonii Günther, 1889 is a misspelling (Froese and Pauly 2003). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s: | Ntakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: The species is widespread in eastern Africa. It is locally threatened by biotope change due to farming extension but no widespread major threats have been identified. |
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| Range Description: | Lake Victoria basin, Athi River system, Rukwa system, Malawa river (Uganda), Bubu river (flowing into lake Manyara), Pangani and Ruaha Rivers. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda
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| Population: | Unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Found in permanent and even in temporary streams. Feeds on insect larvae and bottom debris (Greenwood 1966). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. & Hanssens, M. 2006. Barbus jacksoni. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012. |
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