| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus dorsolineatus | |||
| Species Authority: | Trewavas, 1936 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern 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) |
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Justification: Known from the Catumbela River and Kunene River systems. Major threat (dam) is isolating Upper Kunene from Middle Kunene populations. Larger distribution range expected in the Kunene River system. More comprehensive surveys required to confirm the true extent of its distribution. |
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| Range Description: | Species present in the Catumbela, Balombo, and Kunene River systems in Angola. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola
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| Range Map: |
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| Population: | Population size is not known. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Preferred habitat is not known, but it prefers upper reaches. Biology is not known. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Threats are not known in the Catumbela River system. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has no protection. |
| Citation: | Da Costa, L. 2007. Barbus dorsolineatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 07 February 2012. |
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