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- Title
Threatened Fishes of the World: Barbus ethiopicus Zolezzi, 1939 (Cyprinidae).
- Authors
Golubtsov, Alexander S.; Dimmick, Walter W.; Habteselassie, Redeat
- Abstract
The article focuses on Barbus ethiopicus Zolezzi fishes. These fishes are endangered in the opinion of the authors, but not yet included on any Red List of Threatened Species. They are endemic to the Lake Zwai basin in the central part of the Ethiopian Rift Valley. The Lake Zwai basin is a region of intensive human population growth, agricultural, and urban development. The main threat to Barbus ethiopicus is the degradation of water quality and availability due to human pollution and exploitation. For conservation of these fishes, a search for populations of Barbus ethiopicus and its spawning grounds in the two main tributaries of Lake Zwai is urgently needed. Spawning grounds should be demarcated and legally protected. The barb fisheries in the lake needs to be immediately regulated and restricted during the period of barb breeding migrations.
- Subjects
BARBUS; RARE fishes; WATER quality; PROTECTION of fish habitat; SPAWNING; POLLUTION
- Publication
Environmental Biology of Fishes, 2004, Vol 70, Issue 1, p66
- ISSN
0378-1909
- Publication type
Other
- DOI
10.1023/B:EBFI.0000023045.93679.8e