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Ceratobranchia binghami

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES CHARACIDAE

Scientific Name: Ceratobranchia binghami
Species Authority: Eigenmann, 1927
Common Name/s:
Spanish – Mojarita

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Published: 2009
Assessor/s: Reis, R & Lima, F.
Reviewer/s: Collen, B., Darwall, W., Ram, M. & Smith, K. (SRLI Freshwater Fish Evaluation Workshop)
Contributor/s:
Justification:
Assessed as Least Concern due to its sizeable distribution and the lack of any threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: The species is known from the upper Urubamba drainage in the Amazon versant of Peru. Known localities are in the following areas: Cuzco and Junín: Santa Ana (12°52’S, 72°43’W), Rio Compursiato (12°28’S, 73°07’W), Rio Chanchamayo at San Ramos (11°8’S, 75°20’W), and Marcapata (13°30’S, 70°55’W) (Chernoff and Machado-Allison 1990). A tentative record is from area: Pasco, Rio Santa Cruz (10°02’S, 75°34’W).
Countries:
Native:
Peru
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Population [top]

Population: Likely to be common but very few surveys of the area have been carried out.
Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: C. binghami is a pelagic (area of water not near the bottom) species. Inhabits high gradient streams.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): This area of the Andean slopes is relatively pristine and there is no reason to believe that this species is threatened.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: There are no conservation measures in place.
Citation: Reis, R & Lima, F. 2009. Ceratobranchia binghami. In: IUCN 2012. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2012.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 19 May 2013.
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