Rhabdalestes maunensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CHARACIFORMES	ALESTIDAE

Scientific Name:	Rhabdalestes maunensis
Species Authority:	(Fowler, 1935)
Common Name/s: English – Okavango robber, Okavango robber (FB), Slende robber, Slender Robber
Synonym/s:	Hemigrammopetersius maunensis (Fowler, 1935) Petersius maunensis Fowler, 1935
Taxonomic Notes:	Rhadalestes rhodesiensis is identical to Rhabdalestes maunensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. & Darwall, W.
Justification: This species has a wide distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern.
History:	2007 – Least Concern

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Rhabdalestes maunensis is known from the Cunene, Okavango, This species is known from upper Zambezi and Kafue river systems (Skelton 2001). Patchily distributed in the upper Zambezi; it is apparently absent from northern tributaries but present in headwaters of the Kafue at Mwekera (Tweddle et al. 2004).
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	This species is patchily distributed but locally common.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is rarely found in the main channel of the upper Zambezi river, patchily distributed on the floodplain but more common in small streams (Tweddle et al. 2004). It feeds on small aquatic insects and other invertebrates. A partial spawner breeding at high water (Skelton 2001).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

The species has little protection.

Bibliography [top]

Pan-Africa freshwater assessment references. Currently, full citations for references used in the Pan-Africa biodiversity assessments are unavailable on the Red List web site. These will be added to the site in 2011. We apologise for any inconvenience this causes. IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.3). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 2 September 2010).