Labeobarbus codringtonii

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:

Labeobarbus codringtonii

Species Authority:

(Boulenger, 1908)

Common Name/s:

English

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Upper Zambezi Yellowfish

Synonym/s:

Barbus chilotes Boulenger, 1908

Barbus hypostomatus Pellegrin, 1936

Taxonomic Notes:

Specimens from near the source of the Zambezi and in northern tributaries lack the enlarged dorsal fin and are more fusiform. Genetic analysis is needed (Tweddle et al. 2004).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2007
Assessor/s:	Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Common and naturally well-protected in its rapids habitat.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Upper Zambezi and Okavango river systems, restricted entirely to rapids.
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Common in rapids in the Upper Zambezi.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Found only in rocky rapids (Skelton 2001, Tweddle et al. 2004). Omnivorous.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	None known.

Major Threat(s):

None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has some protection in the Zambezi National Park above Victoria Falls.

Conservation Actions:

The species has some protection in the Zambezi National Park above Victoria Falls.

Bibliography [top]

	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. Tweddle, D., Skelton, P.H., van der Waal, B.C.W., Bills, I.R., Chilala, A. and Lekoko, O.T. 2004. Aquatic biodiversity survey for the “Four Corners” Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area. Final Report – July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Reports, African Wildlife Foundation.

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.

Tweddle, D., Skelton, P.H., van der Waal, B.C.W., Bills, I.R., Chilala, A. and Lekoko, O.T. 2004. Aquatic biodiversity survey for the “Four Corners” Transboundary Natural Resources Management Area. Final Report – July 2004. SAIAB Investigational Reports, African Wildlife Foundation.

Citation:	Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. 2007. Labeobarbus codringtonii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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