Clariallabes platyprosopos
| Kingdom |
Phylum |
Class |
Order |
Family |
| ANIMALIA |
CHORDATA |
ACTINOPTERYGII |
SILURIFORMES |
CLARIIDAE |
| Scientific Name: |
Clariallabes platyprosopos |
| Species Authority: |
Jubb, 1964 |
Common Name/s:
| English |
– |
Broadhead Catfish |
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Assessment Information
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| Red List Category & Criteria: |
Least Concern
ver 3.1
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| Year Assessed: |
2007 |
| Assessor/s |
Marshall, B.E. & Tweddle, D. |
| Evaluator/s: |
Snoeks, J. (Freshwater Fish Red List Authority) & Darwall, W. (Freshwater Biodiversity Assessment Unit) |
Justification:
The habitat has not been significantly modified and there are no immediate threats.
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Geographic Range
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| Range Description: |
Okavango and upper Zambezi systems (Skelton 2001).
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| Countries: |
Native:
Angola; Botswana; Namibia; Zambia; Zimbabwe
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Population
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| Population: |
Common in its preferred habitat.
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| Population Trend: |
Stable
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Habitat and Ecology
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| Habitat and Ecology: |
Occurs in rocky rapids of large rivers, sampled by Tweddle et al. (2004) at Sioma rapids and Katombora rapids above Victoria Falls. Feeds on fish (Skelton 2001).
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| Systems: |
Freshwater |
| Major Threat(s): |
None known.
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Conservation Actions
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| Conservation Actions: |
The species has no protection other than the inaccessibility of much of its habitat.
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