| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | SILURIFORMES | MOCHOKIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Synodontis zanzibaricus | |||
| Species Authority: | Peters, 1868 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Taxonomic status uncertain. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Data Deficient ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2006 |
| Assessor/s | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Programme) |
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Justification: The taxonomic status of this species remains uncertain. Additional information was only obtained for the kenyan part of its distribution range. |
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| Range Description: | Eastern Africa: Pangani drainage, Galana-Sabaki, Lower Tana River, Northern Ewaso Nyiro.Also reported by Whitehead (1959, 1962) and Mann (1966, 1968) from the Tana and Northern Ewaso Nyiro as S. zambezensis Peters, 1852, a misidentification. Information for its distribution in other parts of Eastern Africa is yet to be obtained. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Kenya
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| Population: | No information available. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Max. size: 131 mm TL (Gosse in Daget et al. 1986). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | No information available. |
| Conservation Actions: | No information available. |
| Citation: | Hanssens, M. & Snoeks, J. 2006. Synodontis zanzibaricus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010. |
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