Barbus viktorianus

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CYPRINIFORMES CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name: Barbus viktorianus
Species Authority: Lohberger, 1929
Common Name/s:
English – Victoria Barb
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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).A dubious species only known from two type specimens (Seegers et al., unpublished).

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Data Deficient     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2006
Assessor/s Vreven, E.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification:
Taxonomic status is uncertain and the species is known only from two type specimens (Seegers et al., unpub.).

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Lake Victoria basin (Seegers et al. unpub.).
Countries:
Native:
Kenya

Population [top]

Population: Unknown
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: 7.1 cm TL (after Froese and Pauly 2003).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Unknown

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown.
Citation: Vreven, E. 2006. Barbus viktorianus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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