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Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber

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Species of fish

Large-toothed Lake Turkana robber
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Characiformes
Family: Alestidae
Genus: Brycinus
Species: B. ferox
Binomial name
Brycinus ferox
(A. J. Hopson & J. Hopson, 1982)

The large-toothed Lake Turkana robber (Brycinus ferox) is a species of fish in the family Alestidae. It is endemic to Lake Turkana in Kenya. In 2023 its conservation status was changed from Least Concern to Vulnerable. It faces extinction due to overfishing, degradation of its natural habitat and the reduction of fresh freshwater due to the building of dams.

References

  1. Akinyi, E. (2006). "Brycinus ferox". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2006: e.T60746A12404680. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2006.RLTS.T60746A12404680.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. "Freshwater fish highlight escalating climate impacts on species - IUCN Red List". IUCN. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
Taxon identifiers
Brycinus ferox


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