Schistura savona

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	CYPRINIFORMES	BALITORIDAE

Scientific Name:	Schistura savona
Species Authority:	(Hamilton, 1822)
Taxonomic Notes:	Hamilton (1822) described Cobitis savona from Kosi River at Nathpur. Banarescu & Nalbant (1995) placed the species in the genus Schistura.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published:	2010
Assessor/s:	Vishwanath, W.
Reviewer/s:	Rema Devi, K.R., Arunachalam, M., Dahanukar, N., Daniel, B.A. & Molur, S.
Contributor/s:	Molur, S.
Justification: Schistura savona is a widely distributed species in the Himalaya from Uttar Pradesh across Nepal to Darjeeling with no major identified threats. Hence it is assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Schistura savona is found along the eastern Himalaya in Tista drainage at Darjeeling through Nepal, to Karnali and Kali drainages in Uttar Pradesh (Menon 1987)
Countries:	Native: India (Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Nepal
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Population [top]

Population:	There is no information on the population and its trends for this species, but survey data suggests that it is relatively widespread and common.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	The species is found to inhabit rapid hillstreams with gravel.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	No known major threats known to this species.

Major Threat(s):

No known major threats known to this species.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	The species is not known from any protected areas, and clearly there is a need for improved habitat protection at sites where this species is known to occur. Further survey work is needed to determine whether or not this species is experiencing a decline, or is undergoing natural population fluctuations.

Conservation Actions:

The species is not known from any protected areas, and clearly there is a need for improved habitat protection at sites where this species is known to occur. 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. Schistura savona. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 23 May 2013.
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