| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINIFORMES | CYPRINIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Labeo ruddi | |||
| Species Authority: | Boulenger, 1907 | |||
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| Taxonomic Notes: | Two distinct geographic populations exist. It was described from the Limpopo River system in South Africa and is also recorded from the Cunene River on the Angolan-Namibian border. The taxonomic status of the Cunene population needs examinaion. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: Although not particularly common it is widespread within two major river basins. The impacts of dams to this migratory species is so far not known. However, it is typically found in low-veld reaches of rivers and so presumably impacts are relatively minor. |
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| Range Description: | Low-veld sections of the Limpopo and Incomati Rivers (South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique). A single record from the lower Mbuluzi River in Swaziland. A northern population is known from the Cunene River on the Angolan-Namibian border. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Mozambique; Namibia; South Africa (Limpopo Province, Mpumalanga); Swaziland; Zimbabwe
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| Population: | Very little information available for this species. Said to be fairly common in the Umzingwane (Limpopo) River, Zimbabwe (Bell-Cross and Minshull 1988). In most other regions it appears to be rare. |
| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Deeper waters in or associated with main river channels and off channel pools. Sand or mud substrates are typical. Particularly common in seasonal river e.g. the Shingwedzi River, Kruger Park, South Africa. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Sedimentation and loss of pools in the Kruger Park, South Africa.. |
| Conservation Actions: | Land and water use conservation. |
| Citation: | Engelbrecht, J., Bills, R. & Marshall, B.E. 2007. Labeo ruddi. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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