Barbus motebensis

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	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Barbus motebensis

Species Authority:

Steindachner, 1894

Common Name/s:

English

–

Marico Barb

Taxonomic Notes:

Only specimens from the Marico and Crocodile region, North-West and Gauteng Provinces are considered here as B. motebensis.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:

Vulnerable B1ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v)+2ab(i,ii,iii,iv,v) ver 3.1

Year Assessed:

2007

Assessor/s

Engelbrecht, J. & Bills, R.

Evaluator/s:

Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)

Justification:
This species occurs in small streams and has a restricted distributional range (EOO <20,000 km²) and very small area of occupancy (AOO <2,000 km²). It is known from approximately ten locations most of which are threatened by water abstraction associated with agriculture. Some streams are also affected by seepage from mines via the dolomitic groundwater. Alien Micropterus spp. are also a threat. The species qualifies as Vulnerable under criterion B.

History:

1996	–	Vulnerable (Baillie and Groombridge 1996)
1994	–	Insufficiently Known (IUCN)

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Limited to the upper catchments of the Marico and Crocodile Rivers in North-West and Gauteng Provinces, South Africa.
Countries:	Native: South Africa (Gauteng, North-West Province) Presence uncertain: Botswana

Population [top]

Population Trend:	Unknown

Population Trend:

Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	In slow flowing sections and shallow pools of small streams. Associated with banks and vegetation.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water abstraction and general habitat degradation.

Major Threat(s):

Water abstraction and general habitat degradation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Maintenance of flows in key streams is needed. Land and aquatic habitat conservation. Preventing stockings of alien fishes.

Conservation Actions:

Maintenance of flows in key streams is needed. Land and aquatic habitat conservation. Preventing stockings of alien fishes.

Citation:	Engelbrecht, J. & Bills, R. 2007. Barbus motebensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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