| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus afrovernayi | |||
| Species Authority: | Nichols & Boulton, 1927 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Barbus vernayi Nichols & Boulton, 1927
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| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Tweddle, D. & Marshall, B.E. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: The habitat is healthy, the species is common and widespread, and the population is very large with no evidence of decline. |
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| Range Description: | Widespread in the upper Zambezi river system and also in the Cunene, Okavango, Kafue and Congo river systems (Skelton 2001, Tweddle et al. 2004). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | A common species wherever it occurs. Total population size is not known |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Common in a variety of well-vegetated habitats, including the main Zambezi River channel, swamps, lagoons, pools scoured out below road culverts, and in small tributaries distant from the floodplain. Rarer in northern Upper Zambezi tributaries (Tweddle et al. 2004).
Feeds from the surface or on small invertebrates living on plant surfaces (Skelton, 2001). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Given the wide distribution and extensive suitable habitat in the Zambezi floodplains, there are no major threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has no protection. |
| Citation: | Tweddle, D. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Barbus afrovernayi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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