Steatocranus glaber

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	PERCIFORMES	CICHLIDAE

Scientific Name:	Steatocranus glaber
Species Authority:	Roberts & Stewart, 1976

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Vulnerable D2 ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Moelants, T.
Reviewer/s:	Brummett, R., Mbe Tawe, A.N., Dening Touokong, C., Reid, G.M., Snoeks, J. Staissny, M., Moelants, T., Mamonekene, V., Ndodet, B., Ifuta, S.N.B., Chilala, A., Monsembula, R., Ibala Zamba, A., Opoye Itoua, O., Pouomogne, V., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification: This species is restricted to the Inga region. The possible elaboration of Inga 3 can pose a threat in the future, and it is therefore assessed as Vulnerable.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Steatocranus glaber is only known from the type locality: near Inga Dam site, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Countries:	Native: Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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Population [top]

Population:	No information available.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Steatocranus glaber is a demersal, cave-spawning species. The intestines largely consist of diatoms and sand grains (Roberts and Stewart 1976).
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3, to be built in five years, will divert a significant amount of flow. Grant Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact.

Major Threat(s):

Inga 1 and 2 are existing dams on the Lower Congo with a minimal impact. Inga 3, to be built in five years, will divert a significant amount of flow. Grant Inga will block a great part of the mainstream with major impact.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None known.

Conservation Actions:

None known.

Citation:	Moelants, T. 2010. Steatocranus glaber. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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