Key Biodiversity Areas

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Ruo River (100092)
Malawi, Africa

Biodiversity elements triggering KBA criteria


Taxonomic groupScientific nameCommon nameIUCN Red List categoryYearKBA criteria
ActinopterygiiLabeobarbus xyrocheilus2018B1link-icon
ActinopterygiiLabeobarbus dimidiatus2018B1link-icon
ActinopterygiiBarbus choloensisSilver BarbVU2018A1b, B1link-icon

Recommended citation


Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership (2026) Key Biodiversity Areas factsheet: Ruo River. Extracted from the World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Developed by the Key Biodiversity Areas Partnership: BirdLife International, IUCN, American Bird Conservancy, Amphibian Survival Alliance, Conservation International, Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund, Global Environment Facility, Re:wild, NatureServe, Rainforest Trust, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, World Wildlife Fund and Wildlife Conservation Society. Downloaded from https://keybiodiversityareas.org/ on Jun 5, 2026.