Aborichthys garoensis

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	CYPRINIFORMES	BALITORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Aborichthys garoensis
Species Authority:	Hora, 1925
Taxonomic Notes:	Hora (1925) described Aborichthys garoensis from Tura, Garo Hills in Meghalaya, India.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable B1ab(iii) ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Vishwanath, W.
Reviewer/s:	Britz, R. & Allen, D.
Contributor/s:	Molur, S.
Justification: Aborichthys garoensis is considered to be Vulnerable since the extent of occurence < 20,000 km² accompanied by habitat destruction (due to siltation caused by deforestation and agricultural development). This assessment should be revisited if further inforamtion becomes available on the species taxonomy (given the unconnected currently known populations), distributions, and threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Aborichthys garoensis is known from the Garo Hills, Meghalaya (southern tributary of the Brahmaputra) and Dikrong River (northern tributary), Arunachal Pradesh, India (W. Vishwanath pers. comm.). No information is known on presence in intermediate basins.
Countries:	Native: India (Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya)
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Population [top]

Population:	No information is available on the species population. Species may be affected by change in their habitat.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species is found to occur in streams with pebbly bottoms; a moutain stream specialist requiring clear oxygenated water.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Being a hillstream fish, the species is prone to habitat destruction caused by deforestation and siltation during monsoon season.

Major Threat(s):

Being a hillstream fish, the species is prone to habitat destruction caused by deforestation and siltation during monsoon season.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not known from any protected areas, and clearly there is a need for improved habitat protection at sites where this species is known to occur. Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species is experiencing a decline, or is undergoing natural population fluctuations.

Conservation Actions:

The species is not known from any protected areas, and clearly there is a need for improved habitat protection at sites where this species is known to occur. Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species is experiencing a decline, or is undergoing natural population fluctuations.

Citation:	Vishwanath, W. 2010. Aborichthys garoensis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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