The Species Black List

Labeobarbus surkis

Rüppell's yellowfish

The sharp-beaked yellowfish (Labeobarbus acutirostris), Gorguar's yellowfish (Labeobarbus gorguari), Dainelli's yellowfish (Labeobarbus dainellii), large-eyed yellowfish (Labeobarbus macrophtalmus), flat-backed yellowfish (Labeobarbus platydorsus), Rüppell's yellowfish (Labeobarbus surkis), long yellowfish (Labeobarbus longissimus), Osse yellowfish (Labeobarbus osseensis), Gorgor yellowfish (Labeobarbus gorgorensis), and the thick-barbed yellowfish (Labeobarbus crassibarbis) are all endemic to Lake Tana and its feeder rivers, where they are threatened by overfishing, habitat destruction and damming projects that obstruct their spawning grounds.

Status

Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List

Restriction tier

2, restricted, extent unclear

Class

Actinopterygii

Realm

Afrotropical

Locality

Lake Tana

As IUCN records it

Labeobarbus surkis (Rüppell, 1835)