Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Blacknose Silverside (Chirostoma promelas), recorded as Endangered
Blacknose Silverside (Chirostoma promelas). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Blacknose Silverside

Chirostoma promelas

Blacknose Silverside is a silverside in the family Atherinopsidae (order Atheriniformes) — Chirostoma promelas, recorded as Endangered and tied to Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Chirostoma promelas
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Atheriniformes · Atherinopsidae · Chirostoma

The silverside

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

Range and habitat

Blacknose Silverside is recorded from Mexico.

GBIF currently lists 70 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.

Habits

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

In crisis

Blacknose Silverside 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 Wikidata item Q6411703 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Janitzio (Chirostoma estor), recorded as EndangeredEN

Janitzio

Chirostoma estor
Photograph of Longjaw Silverside (Chirostoma lucius), recorded as EndangeredEN

Longjaw Silverside

Chirostoma lucius
Photograph of Bigmouth Silverside (Chirostoma sphyraena), recorded as EndangeredEN

Bigmouth Silverside

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

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Blacknose Silverside?
Blacknose Silverside is a silverside in the family Atherinopsidae (order Atheriniformes) — Chirostoma promelas.
What is the conservation status of Blacknose Silverside?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Chirostoma promelas. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Blacknose Silverside live?
The public record places it in Mexico.
Why is Blacknose Silverside in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Chirostoma promelas?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Blacknose Silverside a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.