Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Canara pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis), recorded as Endangered
Canara pearlspot (Etroplus canarensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Canara pearlspot

Etroplus canarensis

The Canara pearlspot, also known as banded chromide or Canara pearlspot cichlid, is an endangered species of cichlid endemic to South Karnataka in India.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Etroplus canarensis
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Etroplus

The cichlid

Cichlids are perch-like freshwater fishes with a second set of jaws in the throat. Many species mouth-brood the young.

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

It belongs to a small genus of species of cichlids from Asia, and unlike other members of the genus Etroplus it does not occur in brackish waters, being found in freshwater only. The Canara pearlspot, also known as banded chromide or Canara pearlspot cichlid, is an endangered species of cichlid endemic to South Karnataka in India.

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

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

Canara pearlspot 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 Canara pearlspot — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q326550. 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 Canara pearlspot?
Canara pearlspot is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Etroplus canarensis.
What is the conservation status of Canara pearlspot?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Etroplus canarensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Canara pearlspot live?
It belongs to a small genus of species of cichlids from Asia, and unlike other members of the genus Etroplus it does not occur in brackish waters, being found in freshwater only.
Why is Canara pearlspot in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Etroplus canarensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Canara pearlspot a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.