Hemigrammocharax machadoi
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
CHARACIFORMES |
CITHARINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Hemigrammocharax machadoi |
| Species Authority: |
Poll, 1967 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Dwarf Citharine |
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| Taxonomic Notes: |
Some specimens from Kataba River lack characteristic black tail bars and are generally duskier, some almost black (Tweddle et al. 2004). Taxonomic study is needed. |
Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2007 |
| Assessor/s |
Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
Justification:
Widespread and fairly common.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Known from the Upper Zambezi and Kafue river systems, as well as the Cunene and Okavango Rivers, and recently recorded from the Middle Zambezi above Lake Kariba (Skelton 2001). Absent from northern tributaries of the Zambezi in Zambia (Tweddle et al. 2004).
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| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population
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| Population: |
Fairly common and widely distributed.
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Occurs in a wide variety of shallow habitats including main river channels, flowing tributaries and drying pools, but absent from rocky stretches. In main river channels it is restricted to shallow sites out of the main current such as behind sand bars and in vegetated areas (Tweddle et al. 2004).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
None known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The species has little protection.
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