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Brycinus nigricauda

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES ALESTIDAE

Scientific Name: Brycinus nigricauda
Species Authority: (Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974)
Synonym/s:
Alestes nigricauda Thys van den Audenaerde, 1974

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published: 2010
Assessor/s: Awaïss, A. & Lalèyè, P.
Reviewer/s: Entsua-Mensah, M., Darwall, W. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:
Justification:
This species is restricted to one river, the Nipoué (or Cess). There are no known major threats to the species. Due to its very restricted range, we can qualify the species as Near Threatened as any identified threat will trigger listing as a threatened species under Criteria B and/or D.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: This species is known only from the rivers Nipoué or Cess
Countries:
Native:
Côte d'Ivoire; Liberia
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Population [top]

Population: No available data.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: This is a pelagic species.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No current threats known.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown
Citation: Awaïss, A. & Lalèyè, P. 2010. Brycinus nigricauda. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 June 2013.
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