Kneria ansorgii
Taxonomy [top]
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| 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
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Assessment Information [top]
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Published: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s: | Da Costa, L. |
| Reviewer/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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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. |
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Geographic Range [top]
| Range Description: | Endemic to Angola and known from the Lower Kwanza river system (Lucula River). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola
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Population [top]
| Population: | Population size is not known. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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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. |
Bibliography [top]
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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. Poll, M. 1984. Kneriidae. In: J. Daget, J.-P. Gosse & D.F.E. Thys van den Audenaerde (eds) Check-list of the freshwater fishes of Africa (CLOFFA). Volume 1, pp.129-133. Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelle de Belgique, Brussels, MRAC; Tervuren; and ORSTOM, Paris. |
| Citation: | Da Costa, L. 2007. Kneria ansorgii. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012. |
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