Oloplotosus torobo

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	PLOTOSIDAE

Scientific Name:

Oloplotosus torobo

Species Authority:

Allen, 1985

Common Name/s:

English

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Kutubu Tandan

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable A2cd ver 2.3

Year Published:

1996

Annotations:

Needs updating

Assessor/s:

Allen, G.

Reviewer/s:

Contributor/s:

History:

1994

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Vulnerable (Groombridge 1994)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	O. torobo is endemic to Lake Kutubu in the Kiikori River system.
Countries:	Native: Papua New Guinea
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Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The freshwater lake habitat of this species is approximately 19 km long and 2-4 km wide.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	The lake supports six villages along its shore with a total human population estimated at 2,000-3,000 in 1996. Gill nets and the use of outboard motors have been introduced onto the lake since the 1980s and there has been rapid development of oil drilling and logging in the area in recent years.

Major Threat(s):

The lake supports six villages along its shore with a total human population estimated at 2,000-3,000 in 1996. Gill nets and the use of outboard motors have been introduced onto the lake since the 1980s and there has been rapid development of oil drilling and logging in the area in recent years.

Citation:	Allen, G. 1996. Oloplotosus torobo. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 25 May 2013.
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