Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Barbatula quignardi (Barbatula quignardi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Barbatula quignardi (Barbatula quignardi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Barbatula quignardi

Barbatula quignardi

Barbatula quignardi is a ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Barbatula quignardi
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Nemacheilidae · Barbatula

The ray-finned fish

Barbatula quignardi is a ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes).

Range and habitat

This loach is found in the drainage of Ebro, Bidasoa and Nervión in Spain and Lez, Tech, Adour and Garonne drainages in France.

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

In crisis

Barbatula quignardi is Critically 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 Barbatula quignardi, Wikidata item Q2469164. 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 Barbatula quignardi?
Barbatula quignardi is a ray-finned fish in the family Nemacheilidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Barbatula quignardi?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Barbatula quignardi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Barbatula quignardi live?
This loach is found in the drainage of Ebro, Bidasoa and Nervión in Spain and Lez, Tech, Adour and Garonne drainages in France.
Why is Barbatula quignardi in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Barbatula quignardi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Barbatula quignardi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.