Syncrossus berdmorei

Threats

Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	COBITIDAE

Scientific Name:

Species Authority:

Blyth 1860

Common Name/s:

English

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Burmese Peppered Firetail Botia, Tiger Botia

Taxonomic Notes:

Syncrossus berdmorei Blyth, 1860 was described from Tenasserim provinces, Myanmar.

Red List Category & Criteria:	Near Threatened ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Chaudhry, S.
Reviewer/s:	Rema Devi, K.R., Arunachalam, M., Dahanukar, N. & Daniel, B.A.
Contributor/s:	Molur, S.
Justification: Syncrossus berdmorei is in great demand for its ornamental value and there are no known records of aquarium breeding and degradation of habitats is ongoing, the species is subjected to great stress and is inferred to be declining in the wild. These factors may lead to the decimation of the species from its known range of distribution, even though it is known to be widely distributed. Hence it is assessed as Near Threatened with emphasis on research on biology, threats, impacts of harvest, population trends to reassess the status once all these data become available.

Range Description:	Present in India (Chindwin basin), Thailand, Myanmar (Mandalay area and Shweli River).
Countries:	Native: India (Manipur); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
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Population:	There is no information on the population and its trends for this species.
Population Trend:	Decreasing

Population:

There is no information on the population and its trends for this species.

Population Trend:

Decreasing

Habitat and Ecology:	This species inhabits mountain streams and large rivers, with sandy and gravel substratum. It prefers dark and is often found near submerged boulders and fallen trees.
Systems:	Freshwater

Major Threat(s):	This is a high priced ornamental fishes and exploited from the wild.

Major Threat(s):

This is a high priced ornamental fishes and exploited from the wild.

Conservation Actions:	More research about the the biology of this species is needed. Potential threats to this species also need to be identified.

Conservation Actions:

More research about the the biology of this species is needed. Potential threats to this species also need to be identified.

	IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

IUCN. 2010. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2010.4). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 27 October 2010).

Citation:	Chaudhry, S. 2010. Syncrossus berdmorei. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 22 May 2013.
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