| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus urostigma | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1917 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | 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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished). | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Ntakimazi, G. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: The stream and riverine habitats of this species are generally threatened by water turbidity due to erosion on watershed. However, the species is widely distributed and there are no other known widespread major threats. There are no reported declines in extent of occurrence or population size. |
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| Range Description: | So far, the species is known only from the streams and rivers flowing into Lake Tanganyika. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Burundi; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Tanzania, United Republic of; Zambia
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| Population: | Unknown. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Stream and riverine habitats |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Water turbidity due to erosion on watershed and agriculture extension |
| Conservation Actions: | Unknown. |
| Citation: | Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Barbus urostigma. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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