Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

Bibliography

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Species Authority:

(Bleeker, 1854)

Common Name/s:

English

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Tinfoil barb

Synonym/s:

Barbus schwanenfeldii Bleeker 1853

Puntius schwanenfeldii (Bleeker 1853)

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2012
Assessor/s:	Allen, D.
Reviewer/s:	Kullander, S.O., Rainboth, W., Ng, H.H., Kottelat, M., Baird, I. & Smith, K.
Contributor/s:	Fisher, J.
Justification: A widespread species without threats across its range, it is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Recorded from Asia; the Chao Phraya basin in Thailand; from the Mekong basin in Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR, and Viet Nam; Malaysia (Peninsula, Sabah and Sarawak); Brunei; and Indonesia (Sumatra and Kalimantan). Introduced in Singapore, USA (Florida), Portugal, Spain and possibly elsewhere.
Countries:	Native: Brunei Darussalam; Cambodia; Indonesia (Kalimantan, Sumatera); Lao People's Democratic Republic; Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, Sarawak); Singapore; Thailand; Viet Nam Introduced: Portugal (Portugal (mainland)); Spain (Spain (mainland)); United States (Florida)
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information available. In the Sesan basin, it is impacted by dams.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	This species is found in rivers, streams, canals and ditches (Rainboth 1996); it occurs in medium-sized rivers, especially tributaries, and enters flooded fields (Taki 1978). It is largely herbivorous, consuming aquatic macrophytes and submerged land plants, as well as filamentous algae and occasionally insects (Rainboth 1996). It also feeds on small fishes, worms and crustaceans. It requires flowing water and would not be expected in reservoirs, but is found in still water in Singapore where it has been introduced.
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

This species is found in rivers, streams, canals and ditches (Rainboth 1996); it occurs in medium-sized rivers, especially tributaries, and enters flooded fields (Taki 1978). It is largely herbivorous, consuming aquatic macrophytes and submerged land plants, as well as filamentous algae and occasionally insects (Rainboth 1996). It also feeds on small fishes, worms and crustaceans.

It requires flowing water and would not be expected in reservoirs, but is found in still water in Singapore where it has been introduced.

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	This species is not thought to have threats across its range. Populations have declined as a result of dams in parts of its range.

Major Threat(s):

This species is not thought to have threats across its range. Populations have declined as a result of dams in parts of its range.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	None required.

Conservation Actions:

None required.

Bibliography [top]

	IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012). Rainboth, W.J. 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong. Taki, Y. 1978. An analytical study of the fish fauna of the Mekong basin as a biological production system in nature. Tokyo, Japan.

IUCN. 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (ver. 2012.1). Available at: http://www.iucnredlist.org. (Accessed: 19 June 2012).

Rainboth, W.J. 1996. Fishes of the Cambodian Mekong.

Taki, Y. 1978. An analytical study of the fish fauna of the Mekong basin as a biological production system in nature. Tokyo, Japan.

Citation:	Allen, D. 2012. Barbonymus schwanenfeldii. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 20 May 2013.
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