| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus magdalenae | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1906 | |||
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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this paper the term ‘Barbus’ for the cyprinid fish species which were previously considered as Barbus (Seegers et al., unpublished).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 | Vreven, E. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: A widespread species (Lake Victoria basin) with no major widespread threats identified. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Victoria basin (Seegers et al. unpub.). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Kenya
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| Population: | Nowhere common (Greenwood 1962). |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Inhabits shallow waters or sandy banks (Copley 1958) and marginal water-lily swamps (Greenwood 1962). During the biannual floods specimens are found some distance up lakeside streams. This migration may be connected with breeding (Greenwood 1962). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Unknown. |
| Conservation Actions: | Unknown. |
| Citation: | Vreven, E. 2006. Barbus magdalenae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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