This species has a wide distribution, with no known major widespread threats. It is therefore listed as Least Concern globally. It has also been assessed regionally as Least Concern for central, eastern, north eastern and southern Africa. In South Africa this species has an extent of occurrence of 225,571 km2 and an area of occupancy of 712 km2. As it is widespread in its global distribution and there are no major threats, it is not threatened with extinction at present and it is assessed as Least Concern nationally.
Distribution
Labeo cylindricus is widely distributed across the southern half of Africa, from the Democratic Republic of Congo and Ethiopia, to South Africa.
In central Africa, this species occurs in the Congo River Basin and upper regions (Tshibwabwa 1997).
It occurs widely in East African rivers from Kenya through to Mozambique and across into the great lakes.
In northeast Africa, this species is found in the Baro River and Rift lakes of Ethiopia.
In southern Africa, it is widespread from the Phongolo River in northern KwaZulu-Natal (Skelton 2001), South Africa, north into the Congo.
Where this species occurs, it is abundant and common.
Threats
There is general habitat degradation due to poor land practices as well as pollution from urban areas (including sewage) and from mining. In the Limpopo Province habitat degradation is on-going and in KwaZulu-Natal Province invasive alien species are present. These impacts are localised and do not have major impacts on the entire population of the species, which is widespread and common at present.
Conservation
Although there are numerous reserves in southern Africa where this species occurs there are no specific conservation measures to protect this species.
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