| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
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| ANIMALIA | CHORDATA | ACTINOPTERYGII | CYPRINODONTIFORMES | NOTHOBRANCHIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: | Nothobranchius rachovii | |||
| Species Authority: | Ahl, 1926 | |||
Common Name/s:
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| Synonym/s: |
Nothobranchius rachovii
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| Taxonomic Notes: | There is some colour pattern and colouration variation geographically which should be examined. | |||
| Red List Category & Criteria: | Least Concern ver 3.1 |
| Year Assessed: | 2007 |
| Assessor/s | Bills, R. |
| Evaluator/s: | Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
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Justification: As for N. orthonotus, this species is widespread and common over a wide region in Mozambique. Habitats are abundant. Localized impacts are known from the southern range for the species where it may be locally rare and threatened. |
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| Range Description: | Lower Zambezi floodplains, central Mozambique south to the Kruger Park region of South Africa. |
| Countries: |
Native:
Mozambique; South Africa (Mpumalanga)
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| Population Trend: |
Unknown
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| Habitat and Ecology: | Seasonal pans and swamps in riverine floodplains. |
| Systems: | Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): | Damage to pans by road builders has occurred and impacts from insecticide spraying has also occurred. Presently, there don't appear to be major impacts. |
| Citation: | Bills, R. 2007. Nothobranchius rachovii. In: IUCN 2009. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. <www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 09 February 2010. |
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