| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Barbus unitaeniatus | |||
| Species Authority: | Günther, 1866 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Barbus inermoides Nichols & Boulton, 1927
Barbus labialis Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913
Barbus macrurus Gilchrist & Thompson, 1913
Barbus tristigmaturus Fowler, 1934
Puntius vittatus Steindachner, 1866
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| Taxonomic Notes: | A similar species collected from the Zambian Congo but with orange fins and a bold, black midlateral stripe suggests further taxonomic study is necessary. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Tweddle, D., Bills, R., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J. |
| 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 species is widespread and common in its preferred habitat. |
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| Range Description: | Widely distributed in southern Africa from the Zambian Congo and the Cunene, Okavango and upper and middle Zambezi south to the Phongolo (Skelton 2001). Absent from the Lower Zambezi, but present in the Pungwe and Buzi Rivers. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Namibia; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | Common and widespread and thus the populations are healthy. |
| Population Trend: |
Stable
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Mainly restricted to areas of medium to strong flow over sandy bottoms in the main river channels, including sandy back eddies bordering rapids. It does not normally occur in vegetated streams or still-water lagoons (Tweddle et al. 2004), but it does occur in open dams and lakes (Skelton 2001). Feeds on aquatic invertebrates and grass seeds. Breeds after rains in summer (Skelton 2001). |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | There are no known immediate threats to this species. |
| Conservation Actions: | The species is not protected. |
| Citation: | Tweddle, D., Bills, R., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J. 2007. Barbus unitaeniatus. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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