Proceedings of the Mongolian Biodiversity Databank Workshop: Assessing the Conservation Status of Mongolian Mammals and Fishes: III – Fishes: Assessment Results and Threats
The Mongolian Biodiversity Databank Workshop was held at the National University of Mongolia and Hustai National Park from 1 st October to 4 th November, 2005. As part of the workshop, a working group of fish experts assessed the conservation status of all Mongolian fishes using the IUCN...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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National University of Mongolia
2005-12-01
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| Series: | Mongolian Journal of Biological Sciences |
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| Online Access: | http://mjbs.num.edu.mn/uploads/files/MJBS%20Volume%203%20Number%202%20December%202005/pdf/mjbs003-02-03.pdf |
| Summary: | The Mongolian Biodiversity Databank Workshop was held at the National University of Mongolia
and Hustai National Park from
1
st
October to 4
th
November, 2005. As part of the workshop, a working
group of fish experts assessed the conservation status of all Mongolian fishes using the IUCN Catego
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ries and Criteria. Of the 64 fish species found in Mongolia, 48 were assessed, with 16 considered Not
Applicable (NA) by the working group. Only one species, the Siberian sturgeon (
Acipenser baerii
)
was
assessed as Critically Endangered (CR) in Mongolia, however six species were assigned Endangered
(EN) status. Four were found to be Vulnerable (VU) and three were assessed to be Near Threatened (NT).
Forty-eight percent of Mongolian fishes were Data Deficient (DD) and 25% were Least Concern (LC).
The north-east of Mongolia was most species rich, particularly the Onon River basin and Buir Lake.
There was no trend for where the most threatened species occurred as they were found throughout the
north of Mongolia. Hunting/fishing was the greatest threat to Mongolian fishes, followed by resource
extraction and pollution. |
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| ISSN: | 1684-3908 2225-4994 |