| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Labeo rubromaculatus | |||
| Species Authority: | Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913 | |||
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s: | Cambray, J. |
| Reviewer/s: | Tweddle, D. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Widespread and common in Tugela system. |
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| Range Description: | Tugela system in KwaZulu-Natal (Skelton 2001). |
| Countries: |
Native:
South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal)
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| Population: | Widespread and common in the Tugela system. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Inhabits deep pools and slow moving parts of rivers, but also occurs in rocky rapids. Feeds on algae, diatoms and detritus. Shoals migrate upstream to breed in spring and summer. Large numbers of small eggs are laid and young are found in shallow backwaters (Skelton 2001). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
None known. Although dams impede upstream movement, the impact is only to fragment populations, and is not a major threat.
Inter-basin water transfers may result in invasion of alien Labeo species and possible hybridisation. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has no protection. Fishways should be constructed around dams to maintain contiguity in populations. |
| Citation: | Cambray, J. 2007. Labeo rubromaculatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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