| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus barotseensis | |||
| Species Authority: | Pellegrin, 1920 | |||
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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 and the population is widely distributed and although not as abundant as other small barbs the population is considered to be large and with no evidence of decline. The extent of occurrence and area of occupancy is not known, but is extensive over several river basins. |
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| Range Description: | Widely distributed but rare in the upper Zambezi floodplains (Tweddle et al. 2004). Found only in one northern tributary system, the Mwombezhi. Also occurs in the Cunene, Okavango, and southern tributaries of the Congo (Skelton 2001). |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | Rare in the main Zambezi channel and not found on the floodplains (Tweddle et al. 2004). Abundance elsewhere unrecorded. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Occurs primarily in main river channels, closely associated with in-stream vegetation (Tweddle et al. 2004). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Given the wide distribution and extensive suitable habitat in the Zambezi River, there are no major threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species has no protection. |
| Citation: | Tweddle, D. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Barbus barotseensis. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 10 February 2010. |
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