Labeo rosae

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	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Labeo rosae

Species Authority:

Steindachner, 1894

Common Name/s:

English

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Rednose Labeo

Synonym/s:

Labeo hamiltoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917

Labeo transvaalensis Methuen, 1911

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Widespread and common throughout low-veld stretches of east coast rivers from the Limpopo to the Phongolo. Some threats but these are localized.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Most common in lowveld reaches of the Limpopo, Incomati and Phongolo systems in South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland. Described from the upper reaches of the Limpopo system in Botswana.
Countries:	Native: Botswana; Mozambique; South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North-West Province); Swaziland; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Abundant in suitable habitats.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Typically found in main river channels over sandy substrates. Does well in dams.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	A migratory species that is particularly susceptible to the impacts of weirs and net fishing. Susceptible to sedimentation.

Major Threat(s):

A migratory species that is particularly susceptible to the impacts of weirs and net fishing. Susceptible to sedimentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Fishways should be incorporated into weirs where possible. Management of riverine fisheries is needed in many areas. Improved land-use management aimed at reducing erosion.

Conservation Actions:

Fishways should be incorporated into weirs where possible. Management of riverine fisheries is needed in many areas. Improved land-use management aimed at reducing erosion.

Bibliography [top]

	Bell-Cross, G. and Minshull, J.L. 1988. The fishes of Zimbabwe. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe. Bills, I.R., Boycott, R.C., Fakudze, M., Khumalo, N., Msibi, J., Scott, L.E.P., Terry, S. and Tweddle, D. 2004. Fish and Fisheries of Swaziland (2002-2003). Final report: July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Report. SAIAB, Grahamstown. 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.

Bell-Cross, G. and Minshull, J.L. 1988. The fishes of Zimbabwe. National Museums and Monuments of Zimbabwe, Harare, Zimbabwe.

Bills, I.R., Boycott, R.C., Fakudze, M., Khumalo, N., Msibi, J., Scott, L.E.P., Terry, S. and Tweddle, D. 2004. Fish and Fisheries of Swaziland (2002-2003). Final report: July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Report. SAIAB, Grahamstown.

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.

Citation:	Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J. 2007. Labeo rosae. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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