Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Clanwilliam Sandfish (Labeo seeberi), recorded as Endangered
Clanwilliam Sandfish (Labeo seeberi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Clanwilliam Sandfish

Labeo seeberi

Clanwilliam Sandfish is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Labeo seeberi, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Labeo seeberi
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Labeo

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 found in the Olifants River system in South Africa.

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

In crisis

It is one of South Africa's most threatened freshwater fish.

Clanwilliam Sandfish 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 Clanwilliam Sandfish — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q2446393. 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 Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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Quick answers

What is Clanwilliam Sandfish?
Clanwilliam Sandfish is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Labeo seeberi.
What is the conservation status of Clanwilliam Sandfish?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Labeo seeberi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Clanwilliam Sandfish live?
It is found in the Olifants River system in South Africa.
Why is Clanwilliam Sandfish in crisis?
It is one of South Africa's most threatened freshwater fish.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Labeo seeberi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Clanwilliam Sandfish a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.