Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Striped bitterling (Acheilognathus cyanostigma), recorded as Endangered
Striped bitterling (Acheilognathus cyanostigma). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Striped bitterling

Acheilognathus cyanostigma

Striped bitterling is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Acheilognathus cyanostigma, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acheilognathus cyanostigma
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Acheilognathus

The minnow

It typically grows to a length of 6.0 cm.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Lake Biwa and Lake Yogo in Japan. The reproduction for the creation of the Kyushu bitterling happens with the Mussel as their eggs spawning substrate that is also a species living in freshwater habitats.

Pins are Wikidata “endemic to” fields. Orange dots, when present, are GBIF occurrence tiles — survey bias included.

Breeding

While in spawning season the father protects the area around the chosen mussel as the mom proceeds to lay her eggs in the inhalent siphon of the mussel.

In crisis

Striped bitterling is Endangered on this catalog because that is the IUCN category stored on Wikidata. Confirm the official criteria and any later count on iucnredlist.org.

Sources

Written for this catalog from the English Wikipedia article on Striped bitterling, Wikidata item Q2116110. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group, not a copied assessment of this one species. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Counts, when quoted, can change — confirm them on the recovery programme and on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikipedia · Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Itasenpara Bitterling (Acheilognathus longipinnis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Itasenpara Bitterling

Acheilognathus longipinnis
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Striped bitterling?
Striped bitterling is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Acheilognathus cyanostigma.
What is the conservation status of Striped bitterling?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acheilognathus cyanostigma. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Striped bitterling live?
It is endemic to Lake Biwa and Lake Yogo in Japan.
Why is Striped bitterling in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acheilognathus cyanostigma?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Striped bitterling a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.