Clariallabes platyprosopos

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	SILURIFORMES	CLARIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Clariallabes platyprosopos

Species Authority:

Jubb, 1964

Common Name/s:

English

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Broadhead Catfish

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: The habitat has not been significantly modified and there are no immediate threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Okavango and upper Zambezi systems (Skelton 2001).
Countries:	Native: Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population:	Common in its preferred habitat.
Population Trend:	Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in rocky rapids of large rivers, sampled by Tweddle et al. (2004) at Sioma rapids and Katombora rapids above Victoria Falls. Feeds on fish (Skelton 2001).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	None known.

Major Threat(s):

None known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species has no protection other than the inaccessibility of much of its habitat.

Conservation Actions:

The species has no protection other than the inaccessibility of much of its habitat.

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. Clariallabes platyprosopos. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2012.
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