Labeo rosae

Taxonomy

Assessment Information

Geographic Range

Population

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

Conservation Actions

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Taxonomy [top]

Kingdom	Phylum	Class	Order	Family
ANIMALIA	CHORDATA	ACTINOPTERYGII	CYPRINIFORMES	CYPRINIDAE

Scientific Name:

Labeo rosae

Species Authority:

Steindachner, 1894

Common Name/s:

English

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Rednose Labeo

Synonym/s:

Labeo hamiltoni Gilchrist & Thompson, 1917

Labeo transvaalensis Methuen, 1911

Assessment Information [top]

Red List Category & Criteria:	Least Concern ver 3.1
Year Assessed:	2007
Assessor/s	Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J.
Evaluator/s:	Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit)
Justification: Widespread and common throughout low-veld stretches of east coast rivers from the Limpopo to the Phongolo. Some threats but these are localized.

Geographic Range [top]

Range Description:	Most common in lowveld reaches of the Limpopo, Incomati and Phongolo systems in South Africa, Mozambique and Swaziland. Described from the upper reaches of the Limpopo system in Botswana.
Countries:	Native: Botswana; Mozambique; South Africa (Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga, North-West Province); Swaziland; Zimbabwe

Population [top]

Population:	Abundant in suitable habitats.
Population Trend:	Unknown

Habitat and Ecology [top]

Habitat and Ecology:	Typically found in main river channels over sandy substrates. Does well in dams.
Systems:	Freshwater

Threats [top]

Major Threat(s):	A migratory species that is particularly susceptible to the impacts of weirs and net fishing. Susceptible to sedimentation.

Major Threat(s):

A migratory species that is particularly susceptible to the impacts of weirs and net fishing. Susceptible to sedimentation.

Conservation Actions [top]

Conservation Actions:	Fishways should be incorporated into weirs where possible. Management of riverine fisheries is needed in many areas. Improved land-use management aimed at reducing erosion.

Conservation Actions:

Fishways should be incorporated into weirs where possible. Management of riverine fisheries is needed in many areas. Improved land-use management aimed at reducing erosion.

Citation:	Bills, R., Engelbrecht, J., Marshall, B.E. & Cambray, J. 2007. Labeo rosae. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010.
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