Barbus manicensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:	Barbus manicensis
Species Authority:	Pellegrin, 1919
Common Name/s: English – Yellow Barb
Taxonomic Notes:	The types of both Barbus manicensis Pellegrin, 1919 (MNHM 1919-0487) and Barbus hondeensis Maar, 1962 (QVM F 151) have been examined. The specimens are signficantly different sizes, however, and they appear to be different species with B. hondeesis being a larger species with a heavily serrated strong dorsal fin spine. Further study is needed and an assessment of the distributions of the two determined. At present B. manicensis is known from the Buzi River system and B. hondeesis is known from the Pungwe River system.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2007
Assessor/s:	Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Tweddle, D. & Marshall, B.E.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Despite localized serious threats this species is widely distributed in the Buzi River system headwaters. Possibly in the adjacent Pungwe River system.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Upper Buzi River system in central-western Mozambique and central-eastern Zimbabwe. Possibly in the adjacent Pungwe River. Surveys are needed to confirm this. Records from AMG and NMZB need to be verified.
Countries:	Native: Mozambique; Zimbabwe
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Upper catchment streams, usually rocky substrates with fast water flows.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):

Poisoning of upper catchments by subsistence fishermen. Gold exploration resulting in high sedimentation and mercury pollution.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

Control of the use of fish poisons and mining activities are needed in Mozambique.

Bibliography [top]

Bell-Cross, G. and Minshull, J.L. 1988. The fishes of Zimbabwe. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Skelton, P.H. 2001. A Complete Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of Southern Africa. Struik Publishers, Cape Town, South Africa.