Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Astyanax jordani (Astyanax jordani), recorded as Endangered
Astyanax jordani (Astyanax jordani). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Astyanax jordani

Astyanax jordani

Astyanax jordani is a characin in the family Characidae (order Characiformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Astyanax jordani
Taxonomy
Characiformes · Characidae · Astyanax

Range and habitat

This fish is found in Mexico. A. Jordani is listed on the IUCN Red List as Endangered on the basis of a dwindling population and an acutely-restricted, highly variable habitat.

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

Habits

Characiforms school or hold small territories in Neotropical rivers. Many named tetras are known from one drainage that can be silted or dammed.

In crisis

It is fairly resilient, even so, having a population doubling time of 15 months. It reportedly has been introduced to the Philippines.

Astyanax jordani 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 Astyanax jordani, Wikidata item Q134901. 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.

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Quick answers

What is Astyanax jordani?
Astyanax jordani is a characin in the family Characidae (order Characiformes).
What is the conservation status of Astyanax jordani?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Astyanax jordani. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Astyanax jordani live?
This fish is found in Mexico.
Why is Astyanax jordani in crisis?
It is fairly resilient, even so, having a population doubling time of 15 months.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Astyanax jordani?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Astyanax jordani a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.