Amphilius jacksonii

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	SILURIFORMES	AMPHILIIDAE

Scientific Name:

Amphilius jacksonii

Species Authority:

Boulenger, 1912

Common Name/s:

English

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Marbled Mountain Catfish

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2006
Assessor/s	Hanssens, M.
Evaluator/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme)
Justification: A widespread species with no serious threats at present.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Malagarasi (De Vos et al. 2001) and Rugufu River, Lake Tanganyika drainage. Lake Rukwa drainage (Seegers 1996), Ruaha and Wami drainages (Seegers 1996). Lake Victoria drainage.
Countries:	Native: Burundi; Kenya; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda

Population [top]

Population:	Unknown.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Prefers fast flowing streams and brooks, mostly in the upper drainages of rivers, water generally has to be clear and well oxygenated with a high content of oxygen (Seegers 1996). Carnivorous, mainly feeding on insect larvae, worms and other small invertebrates (Seegers 1996). Nothing known about breeding behaviour can only be speculated that the fish migrate up the rivers to spawn during the rainy season (Seegers 1996).
Systems:	Freshwater

Habitat and Ecology:

Prefers fast flowing streams and brooks, mostly in the upper drainages of rivers, water generally has to be clear and well oxygenated with a high content of oxygen (Seegers 1996). Carnivorous, mainly feeding on insect larvae, worms and other small invertebrates (Seegers 1996). Nothing known about breeding behaviour can only be speculated that the fish migrate up the rivers to spawn during the rainy season (Seegers 1996).

Systems:

Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	Water turbidity and siltation as a consequence of erosion and farming extension.

Major Threat(s):

Water turbidity and siltation as a consequence of erosion and farming extension.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	No information available.

Conservation Actions:

No information available.

Citation:	Hanssens, M. 2006. Amphilius jacksonii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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