Bathybagrus tetranema

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII SILURIFORMES CLAROTEIDAE

Scientific Name: Bathybagrus tetranema
Species Authority: Bailey & Stewart, 1984

Assessment Information [top]

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)
Justification:
Endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Although probably restricted to the south of the lake it still has a reasonably wide extent of occurrence and no major threats to the overall population.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Endemic to the Zambian part of Lake Tanganyika.
Countries:
Native:
Zambia

Population [top]

Population: Unknown but rather rare in fisheries catches.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Depth range is from 10 to 80 m and it appears most abundant between 40–80 m. Little is known of its ecology. Max. size: The species is small (maximum length known 138 mm).
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): Siltation. Over-fishing.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: Unknown.
Citation: Ntakimazi, G. 2006. Bathybagrus tetranema. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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