Distichodus schenga

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family
ANIMALIA CHORDATA ACTINOPTERYGII CHARACIFORMES DISTICHODONTIDAE

Scientific Name: Distichodus schenga
Species Authority: Peters, 1852

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria: Least Concern     ver 3.1
Year Assessed: 2007
Assessor/s Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E.
Evaluator/s: Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification:
Widespread and abundant in the middle and lower Zambezi, lower Pungwe and Buzi Rivers.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description: Middle and lower Zambezi, Pungwe and Buzi river systems.
Countries:
Native:
Malawi; Mozambique; Zambia; Zimbabwe

Population [top]

Population: Abundant in the lower Zambezi - one of the major species in the artisanal fishery. Has declined in Lake Kariba since early impoundment.
Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology: Large river channels over both rocky and sandy substrates. One of the most abundant species in the lower Zambezi.
Systems: Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s): None.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions: None.
Citation: Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Distichodus schenga. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010.
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