| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | MOCHOKIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Synodontis nigrita |
| Species Authority: | Valenciennes, 1840 |
| Taxonomic Notes: | Taxonomic uncertainty exists. |
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Twongo, T.K. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: This is a restricted range species only recorded from a single lake ecosystem. However, the taxonomy remains uncertain and needs to be sorted out before an assessment can be made. |
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| Range Description: | Endemic to Lake Albert. Additional records of this species from Lake Kyoga by Copley in 1958 are not confirmed. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Uganda
Presence uncertain:
Congo, The Democratic Republic of the
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | No information available |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Twongo, T.K. 2006. Synodontis nigrita. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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