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

Endangered

Bedotia marojejy

Bedotia marojejy

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

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

The ray-finned fish

This species was described by Melanie Stiassny nd Ian Harrison in 2000 from types collected from the Manantenina River on the south eastern boundary of the Marojejy National Park, after that the species is named.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Madagascar and can be found in the Manantenina River. 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 marojejy 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 marojejy, Wikidata item Q4879355. 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 madagascariensis (Bedotia madagascariensis), recorded as EndangeredEN

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Zona

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

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Quick answers

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