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Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES BALITORIDAE

Scientific Name: Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis
Species Authority: (Blyth, 1860)
Synonym/s:
Cobitis rubidipinnis Blyth, 1860
Nemacheilus rubidipinnis (Blyth, 1860)
Nemachilus rubidipinnis (Blyth, 1860)
Taxonomic Notes: Blyth (1860) described Cobitis rubidipinnis from Rangoon (or possibly Mandalay), Myanmar.  Kottelat (1990) put the species under Acanthocobitis Peters.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Vishwanath, W.
Reviewer/s: Barbhuiya, A.H., Rema Devi, K.R., Dahanukar, N., Chaudhry, S. & Juffe Bignoli, D.
Contributor/s: Molur, S.
Justification:

Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis is a widely distributed species throughout Myanmar with no major widespread threats affecting its population.  It is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis occurs in several regions of Myanmar.
Countries:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland))
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Population [top]

Population: It has a widespread distribution and is fairly common throughout its range.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Hill stream fish dwelling in streams with colourful pebbles on the bottom.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): It may be threatened by habitat destruction due to human interference.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:

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. Acanthocobitis rubidipinnis. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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