Brycinus humilis

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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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.
Reviewer/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
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

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.

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.

Conservation Actions:

The species has no protection.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Paugy, D. 1984. Characidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA I). pp. 140?183. ORSTOM, Paris, France and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium. Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.

IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).

Paugy, D. 1984. Characidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds). Checklist of the Freshwater Fishes of Africa (CLOFFA I). pp. 140?183. ORSTOM, Paris, France and MRAC, Tervuren, Belgium.

Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.

Citation:	Da Costa, L. 2007. Brycinus humilis. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2012.
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