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Anabas testudineus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII PERCIFORMES ANABANTIDAE

Scientific Name: Anabas testudineus
Species Authority: (Bloch, 1792)
Synonym/s:
Anthias testudineus Bloch, 1792
Taxonomic Notes: There has been a considerable confusion about the taxonomy of the genus Anabas.  It is often treated as monotypic, but almost certainly represents a species complex. Rao (1968) stated that there are two distinct species and gave the name oligolepis to the second species. Other authors have called it cobojius (Talwar and Jhingran 1991). Until a comprehensive revision of Anabas from its entire range has been performed, we list all populations under A. testudineus (R. Britz and H.H. Ng pers. comm., 2010).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Pal, M. & Chaudhry, S.
Reviewer/s: Britz, R., Ng, H.H. & Molur, S.
Contributor/s: Molur, S.
Justification:
The taxonomic problems associated with this species make it difficult to accurately assess this species, as what is now identified as A. testudineus is part of a species complex and almost certainly consists of more than one species. Until the taxonomic confusion is resolved, A. testudineus is categorized as Data Deficient.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species complex is widely distributed in Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan (most likely), Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, southern China, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and introduced to the Philippines.
Countries:
Native:
Bangladesh; Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh, Chattisgarh, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Darjiling, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jharkand, Karaikal, Karnataka, Kerala, Laccadive Is., Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Mahé, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttaranchal, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Indonesia (Jawa, Kalimantan, Sumatera); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia; Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan; Singapore; Sri Lanka; Thailand; Viet Nam
Introduced:
Philippines
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Population [top]

Population: Although this is considered to be a widespread and abundant species, it almost certainly consists of more than one species that would be more geographically circumscribed. Therefore, information on the population status should be considered to be poorly known (H.H. Ng and R. Britz pers. comm. 2010).
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: It inhabits fresh waters; mostly in rivers, canals, lakes, ponds, swamps and paddy fields.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): There is no information available about the threats to this species. This is compounded by the taxonomic problems associated with this species (H.H. Ng and R. Britz pers. comm. 2010).

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: The taxonomic problems surrounding the identity of this species need to be resolved. More information about the population size and trends, as well as harvest levels and threats are also needed.
Citation: Pal, M. & Chaudhry, S. 2010. Anabas testudineus. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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