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Kneria ansorgii

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII GONORYNCHIFORMES KNERIIDAE

Scientific Name: Kneria ansorgii
Species Authority: (Boulenger, 1910)
Synonym/s:
Angola ansorgii Poll, 1933
Kneria ansorgii Trewavas, 1936
Xenopomatichthys ansorgii Boulenger, 1910

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     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:
Only known from the Kwanza River system (type locality). No obvious known threats. Larger distribution expected. More comprehensive surveys required to confirm the true extent of its distribution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to Angola and known from the Lower Kwanza river system (Lucula River).
Countries:
Native:
Angola
Range Map:
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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 not known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The species has no protection.
Citation: Da Costa, L. 2007. Kneria ansorgii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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