Zaireichthys wamiensis

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES AMPHILIIDAE

Scientific Name: Zaireichthys wamiensis
Species Authority: (Seegers, 1989)
Synonym/s:
Leptoglanis wamiensis Seegers, 1989
Taxonomic Notes: Roberts (2003) removed most species from Leptoglanis and placed them, instead, into Zaireichthys.

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable   D2   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:
Only recorded from its type locality in the Wami River drainage. Such a restricted distribution makes it vulnerable to local habitat degradation.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to the Wami River.
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): Restricted distribution makes it more vulnerable to local habitat degradation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None known.
Citation: Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Zaireichthys wamiensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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