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Description |
Asia: Irrawaddy and Salween basins in Myanmar and the Irrawaddy basin in China. Likely to occur in the Salween basin in Yunnan, but needs confirmation (Ref. 39226). Reported from India (Ref. 4832).
Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species occurs in the Irrawaddy and Salween River basins in Myanmar, and the Chindwin drainage in Myanmar and Manipur, India.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
India (Manipur); Myanmar
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 500
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 800
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Population [top]
Population: Currently there is no data on the population number of this widespread species.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
? Population severely fragmented: No
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This species is benthopelagic and occurs in small streams with pebbly bottom. It is also found in channels with very swift currents and bare bottoms.
Systems: Freshwater
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): S. vinciguerrae is threatened by destructive fishing practices, such as dynamite and poisoning, which not only cause direct mortality of individuals, but also result in pollution and habitat degradation.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: S. vinciguerrae was assessed as Endangered within India in 1998 due to the species restricted distribution and continuing decline in the quality of habitat (Molur and Walker 1998). Monitoring of the population is recommended, to assess whether destructive fishing techniques are having a detrimental effect on the species.
Citation: Devi, R. & Boguskaya, N. 2009. Schistura vinciguerrae. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2009: e.T169613A6654046. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2009-2.RLTS.T169613A6654046.en. Downloaded on 19 December 2016.
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