Chiloglanis emarginatus

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	MOCHOKIDAE

Scientific Name:

Chiloglanis emarginatus

Species Authority:

Jubb & Le Roux, 1969

Common Name/s:

English

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Phongolo Catlet, Phongolo Suckermouth

Taxonomic Notes:

Zimbabwean (Pungwe and Zambezi) records are considered as incorrect identifications.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2007
Assessor/s:	Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J.
Reviewer/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Widespread although not abundant from the Phongolo River north to the Incomati River. Despite varied impacts recent surveys in Swaziland indicate it is possibly more common there than in South African rivers.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Listed in Skelton (2001) as occurring as two distinct populations. The southern population occurs in the Incomati and Phongolo Rivers in South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal and Mpumalanga) and Swaziland. The northern population occurs around the Pungwe and lower Zambezi Rivers. These two populations are considered as two distinct species here. Chiloglanis emarginatus was described from the Incomati system near Carolina and so the Southern population is assessed as this species.
Countries:	Native: South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga); Swaziland Presence uncertain: Mozambique
Range Map:	(click map to view full version)

Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Occurs in larger streams and rivers over cobbles and rocks in deeper water compared to C. anoterus and C. pretoriae.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Habitat degradation from water extraction, regular flows from dams, sedimentation from agro-forestry activities. Extinct from its type locality, the Lekkerloop stream, due to excessive water extraction by farmers during the dry season.

Major Threat(s):

Habitat degradation from water extraction, regular flows from dams, sedimentation from agro-forestry activities. Extinct from its type locality, the Lekkerloop stream, due to excessive water extraction by farmers during the dry season.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Habitat improvement is needed over a broad area of Mpumalanga and Swaziland. Improved farming and forestry practices should be encouraged. Perhaps this could be achieved by conservancy agreements with riparian owners and conservation authorities.

Conservation Actions:

Habitat improvement is needed over a broad area of Mpumalanga and Swaziland. Improved farming and forestry practices should be encouraged. Perhaps this could be achieved by conservancy agreements with riparian owners and conservation authorities.

Citation:	Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Cambray, J. 2007. Chiloglanis emarginatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 08 February 2012.
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