Bathyclarias jacksoni
– Data Deficient
Taxonomy
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Kingdom:
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ANIMALIA
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Phylum:
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CHORDATA
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Class:
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ACTINOPTERYGII
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Order:
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SILURIFORMES
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Family:
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CLARIIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Bathyclarias jacksoni
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Species Authority:
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(Greenwood, 1961)
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Taxonomic Notes:
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M. Banda (unpublished PhD thesis) proposes that this species is a junior synonym of B. nyasensis.
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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DD ver 3.1 (2001)
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Year Assessed:
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2006
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Assessor/s:
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Kasembe, J.
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Evaluator/s:
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Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
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Justification:
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Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from its holotype. More survey is required to determine the full species distribution.
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Endemic to Lake Malawi where it is only known from the holoytpe collected at Nkhata Bay.
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Range Map:
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Countries:
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Native:
Malawi
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Population
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Population:
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No information available.
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Unknown.
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System:
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Freshwater
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List of Habitats:
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| 5.5 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Unknown.
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List of Threats:
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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None known.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.2 | Research actions - Population numbers and range (needed) |
| 3.3 | Research actions - Biology and Ecology (needed) |
| 3.5 | Research actions - Threats (needed) |
| 3.9 | Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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Greenwood, P.H. 1961. A revision of the genus Dinotopterus Blgr. (Pisces, Clariidae) with notes on the comparative anatomy of the suprabranchial organs in the Clariidae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Zoology 7: 215–241
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