Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Jerdon's baril (Barilius canarensis), recorded as Endangered
Jerdon's baril (Barilius canarensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Jerdon's baril

Barilius canarensis

Jerdon's baril (Opsarius canarensis) is a fish in the genus Opsarius of the family Danionidae.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Barilius canarensis
Recorded from
India
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Barilius

The minnow

Minnows and barbs are ray-finned freshwater fishes without teeth in the jaws; they grind food with pharyngeal teeth.

Carps, minnows, and loaches. They lack jaw teeth and live in freshwater.

Range and habitat

It is found in southern Karnataka and northern Kerala.

GBIF currently lists 35 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

Jerdon's baril 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 Jerdon's baril — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3759359 and GBIF occurrence geography. 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 Jerdon's baril?
Jerdon's baril (Opsarius canarensis) is a fish in the genus Opsarius of the family Danionidae.
What is the conservation status of Jerdon's baril?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Barilius canarensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Jerdon's baril live?
It is found in southern Karnataka and northern Kerala.
Why is Jerdon's baril in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Barilius canarensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Jerdon's baril a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.