Conservation Actions
There are no known conservation actions in place for this species. Research into its population, life history, and threats is needed alongside monitoring of habitat trends and the development of an area-based management plan. Site and habitat protection is also recommended. Public educational programmes should be put in place to raise awareness on the vulnerability of the species due to habitat fragmentation or modification.
Location Information
The species is only known from the Sungai Kampar River drainage at Langgam (about 40 km southeast of Pekanbaru) in Riau Province, Sumatra, Indonesia (Schindler & Linke 2012).Geographic Range
Extant
Indonesia
Population Information
Current population trends are unknown. However, in recent years, the species has been very occasionally seen in the aquarium trade (Schindler & Linke 2012).
Threats
Large-scale conversion of peat swamp forests to industrial-scale forestry and monoculture plantations pose a threat to this species (Giam et al. 2012).
Partners
IUCN Red List Account Link
Please click here to see the species' IUCN Red List Account page.Photo Credits
Wentian Shi/Parosphromenus Project