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

Endangered

Bedotia madagascariensis

Bedotia madagascariensis

Bedotia madagascariensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Bedotiidae (order Atheriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Bedotia madagascariensis
Taxonomy
Atheriniformes · Bedotiidae · Bedotia

The ray-finned fish

Silversides and rainbowfishes are usually slender schooling fishes of lakes, estuaries, or clear streams.

Range and habitat

As all other species in the family, it is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found in rivers and lakes between the Ivoloina River and the Manambolo Creek. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

Habits

Silversides and rainbowfishes need clear water and a place to school. A lake form does not commute to the next basin.

In crisis

Bedotia madagascariensis 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 Bedotia madagascariensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q139454. 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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Photograph of Bedotia marojejy (Bedotia marojejy), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bedotia marojejy

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Zona

Bedotia geayi
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

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Javan rhinoceros

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Quick answers

What is Bedotia madagascariensis?
Bedotia madagascariensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Bedotiidae (order Atheriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Bedotia madagascariensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Bedotia madagascariensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Bedotia madagascariensis live?
As all other species in the family, it is endemic to Madagascar, where it is found in rivers and lakes between the Ivoloina River and the Manambolo Creek.
Why is Bedotia madagascariensis in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Bedotia madagascariensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Bedotia madagascariensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.