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Kneria maydelli

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII GONORYNCHIFORMES KNERIIDAE

Scientific Name: Kneria maydelli
Species Authority: Ladiges & Völker, 1961
Common Name/s:
English – Cunene Kneria

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     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)
Justification:
Known only from the Kunene River system (two localities at the waterfalls). Larger distribution expected. More comprehensive surveys required to confirm the true extent of its distribution.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Species only known from the Cunene River system in Angola and Namibia. In Angola, the species is present at the Ruacana and Epupa falls.
Countries:
Native:
Angola; Namibia
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Population [top]

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

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Habitat is not known, but specimens are collected from Epupa and Ruacana falls in the Kunene River system. Biology is 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 maydelli. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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