Varicorhinus ensifer

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:	Varicorhinus ensifer
Species Authority:	Boulenger, 1910

Assessment Information [top]

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)
Justification: Known from two localities in the Lower and Upper Kwanza River. No obvious known threats. Larger range distribution expected.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	In Angola, the species occurs in the Lower and Upper Kwanza river system (Lucalla River and Cunje River, respectively).
Countries:	Native: Angola
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population:	Population size is not known.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Biology and preferred habitat are not known.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Threats are unknown.

Major Threat(s):

Threats are unknown.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has no protection.

Conservation Actions:

The species has no protection.

Bibliography [top]

	Fowler, H.W. 1930. The fresh-water fishes obtained by the Gray African expedition – 1929. With notes on other species in the Academy Collection. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia LXXXII: 27-83. IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007). Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.

Fowler, H.W. 1930. The fresh-water fishes obtained by the Gray African expedition – 1929. With notes on other species in the Academy Collection. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia LXXXII: 27-83.

IUCN. 2007. 2007 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Available at: www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 12th September 2007).

Poll, M. 1967. Contribution à la faune ichthyologique de l'Angola. Companhia de Diamantes de Angola (Diamang), Serviços Culturais No. 75. Lisboa.

Citation:	Da Costa, L. 2007. Varicorhinus ensifer. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2012.
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