Barbus acuticeps
– Endangered
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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CYPRINIFORMES
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Family:
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CYPRINIDAE
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Scientific Name:
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Barbus acuticeps
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Species Authority:
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Matthes, 1959
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Taxonomic Notes:
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The genus Barbus (Cyprinidae) is restricted to a small number of species mainly inhabiting the European ichthyographic region including Northeast Africa. Most of the African species that are currently included in the genus, taxonomically do not appear to be closely related to the genus Barbus sensu strictu. However, no attempts have yet been made at an adequate nomenclature of the African forms. We therefore follow Berrebi et al. (1996) and use in this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).
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Assessment Information
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Red List Category & Criteria:
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EN A2bcd 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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Ntakimazi, G.
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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 the upper and middle Akagera River where it is found in the main channel of rivers and sometimes in lakes. Very common some decades ago, it has since become rather rare. There is evidence for a >50% decline in population (Ntakimazi 1985). Fisheries pressure, wetlands regression and increased water turbidity due to erosion on watershed are the main threats for this species (Ntakimazi 1985).
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Geographic Range
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Range Description:
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Endemic to upper and middle Akagera River.
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Range Map:
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Countries:
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Native:
Burundi; Rwanda; Tanzania, United Republic of
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Population
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Population:
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Known to have declined by >50% or more (Ntakimazi 1985)
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Population Trend:
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Habitat and Ecology
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Habitat and Ecology:
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Inshore waters and the main channels of rivers.
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System:
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Freshwater
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List of Habitats:
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| 5.1 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Rivers/Streams/Creeks (includes waterfalls) |
| 5.5 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) |
| 5.7 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha) |
| 5.13 | Wetlands (inland) - Permanent Inland Deltas |
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Threats
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Threats:
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Water turbidity due to erosion of river basins. Over-fishing.
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List of Threats:
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| 1 | Habitat Loss/Degradation (human induced) (ongoing) |
| 3.1.1 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Subsistence use/local trade (ongoing) |
| 3.1.2 | Harvesting (hunting/gathering) - Food - Sub-national/national trade (ongoing) |
| 6.3.7 | Pollution (affecting habitat and/or species) - Water pollution - Sediment (ongoing) |
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Conservation Actions
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Conservation Actions:
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No information available.
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List of Conservation Actions:
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| 3.8 | Research actions - Conservation measures (needed) |
| 3.9 | Research actions - Trends/Monitoring (needed) |
| 4.1 | Habitat and site-based actions - Maintenance/Conservation (needed) |
| 5.3.1 | Species-based actions - Sustainable use - Harvest management (needed) |
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Bibliography
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Bibliography:
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De Vos, L., Snoeks, J. and Thys van den Audenaerde, D.F.E. 2001. An annotated checklist of the fishes of Rwanda (East central Africa), with historical data on introductions of commercially important species. Journal of East African Natural History 90: 1–68 Ntakimazi G. 1985. Hydrobiologie du Bugesera (Akagera, Haut), plus particulièrement des lacs Cohoha et Rweru Thèse de Doctorat. FUL (Arlon) Arlon, Belgium.
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