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Barbus viviparus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Barbus viviparus
Species Authority: Weber, 1897
Common Name/s:
English – Bowstripe Barb
Taxonomic Notes: Incorrectly synonymised with Barbus bifrenatus Fowler, 1935 by Leveque & Daget (1984). The identity of northern records from Mozambique need to be verified.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Published: 2007
Assessor/s: Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J. & Marshall, B.E.
Reviewer/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification:
Common and widespread in south-east African coastal plain rivers. No major threats to this species.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Low-veld sections of east coast rivers from southern KwaZulu-Natal to northern Mozambique. The identity of specimens from northern Mozambique border and inland up the middle Zambezi need to be verified.
Countries:
Native:
Mozambique; South Africa (KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga); Swaziland
Presence uncertain:
Malawi; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population [top]

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Quiet, usually vegetated sections of rivers and lakes in the low-veld, coastal plains. Usually abundant where encountered.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Barbus viviparus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 24 May 2012.
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