Based on literature and an overview of the specimen holdings available in various natural history museums, a checklist of the riverine fishes of Burundi was compiled. A total of 15 riverine fish families containing 42 genera and a total of 90 described native species are reported for the country. With 35 species, the family Cyprinidae is by far the largest, followed by the families Cichlidae (14), Clariidae (8), Mormyridae and Mochokidae (7). The remaining families are represented by only five or less species. Ten species have been introduced in the Burundese Nile system and three in the Rusizi River system. Five of them have no known native occurrence in Burundi. Some taxa such as the small-size ‘Barbus’ (Cyprinidae), the catfish genus Synodontis (Mochokidae) and the haplo chromine cichlids require further taxonomic attention; their actual species numbers are certainly underestimated
Type de document
Publication
Date de publication (du fichier / URL)
1 novembre 2012
Aichi targets
1. Awareness increased
4. Sustainable production and consumption
6.1. All fish and invertebrate stocks and aquatic plants are managed and harvested sustainably, legally and applying ecosystem based approaches
Objectif national connexe (un ou plusieurs)
Pays
Burundi