Synodontis ricardoae

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES MOCHOKIDAE

Scientific Name: Synodontis ricardoae
Species Authority: Seegers, 1996
Common Name/s:
English – Ricardo's Squeaker

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Probably spread throughout Lake Rukwa and one river of the Lake Rukwa drainage with no known widespread major threats.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to the Lake Rukwa drainage (Seegers 1996). Recorded from the northeastern shore of the lake, the Luika River, above and below the falls. It is probably spread throughout the whole lake (Seegers 1996).
Countries:
Native:
Tanzania, United Republic of

Population [top]

Population: No information available.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: No information available.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): No information available.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: No information available.
Citation: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Synodontis ricardoae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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