Brycinus humilis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES ALESTIDAE

Scientific Name: Brycinus humilis
Species Authority: Boulenger, 1905
Synonym/s:
Brycinus humilis Géry, 1966

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2007
Assessor/s Da Costa, L.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification:
This species is known from three catchments: Kwanza, Kunene, Okavango River. No obvious threats are known.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Present in Kwanza, Kunene, Okavango river systems. In Angola, the species occurs in the Kwanza River and Kunene River (Caculovar River) systems.
Countries:
Native:
Angola

Population [top]

Population: Population size is not known.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Biology and preferred habitat are not known.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No conservation and biological works/projects have been done in Angola, therefore threats are not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species has no protection.
Citation: Da Costa, L. 2007. Brycinus humilis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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