Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis), recorded as Endangered
Arabian himri (Carasobarbus apoensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Arabian himri

Carasobarbus apoensis

Arabian himri is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Carasobarbus apoensis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Carasobarbus apoensis
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Carasobarbus

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 endemic to Saudi Arabia in wadis in the Hijaz Mountains that either drain into the Red Sea or inland.

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

In crisis

Arabian himri 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 Arabian himri — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1102632. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Hadramaut himri (Carasobarbus exulatus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Hadramaut himri

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

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Arabian himri?
Arabian himri is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Carasobarbus apoensis.
What is the conservation status of Arabian himri?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Carasobarbus apoensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Arabian himri live?
It is endemic to Saudi Arabia in wadis in the Hijaz Mountains that either drain into the Red Sea or inland.
Why is Arabian himri in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Carasobarbus apoensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Arabian himri a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.