| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus viviparus | |||
| Species Authority: | Weber, 1897 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Incorrectly synonymised with Barbus bifrenatus Fowler, 1935 by Leveque & Daget (1984). The identity of northern records from Mozambique need to be verified. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 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) |
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Justification: Common and widespread in south-east African coastal plain rivers. No major threats to this species. |
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| 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 Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Quiet, usually vegetated sections of rivers and lakes in the low-veld, coastal plains. Usually abundant where encountered. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | None. |
| 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 07 February 2012. |
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