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Nannocharax fasciolaris

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES DISTICHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Nannocharax fasciolaris
Species Authority: Nichols & Boulton, 1927
Synonym/s:
Nannocharax fasciolaris

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:
Only known from the Kunene River system (type locality). Larger distribution expected in Angola. More comprehensive surveys are required to confirm the true extent of its distribution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Known only from its type locality in the Kunene River system in Angola.
Countries:
Native:
Angola
Range Map:
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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): Presence of a dam on the main river limiting any migration/movement to upstream.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species has no protection.
Citation: Da Costa, L. 2007. Nannocharax fasciolaris. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012.
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