Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Osbeck's grenadier anchovy (Coilia mystus), recorded as Endangered
Osbeck's grenadier anchovy (Coilia mystus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Osbeck's grenadier anchovy

Coilia mystus

No subspecies are listed on that page.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Coilia mystus
Taxonomy
Clupeiformes · Engraulidae · Coilia

The ray-finned fish

It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758.

Herrings and their freshwater relatives are schooling fishes. A landlocked form lives or dies with one lake.

Range and habitat

Osbeck's grenadier anchovy is recorded from South Korea, China, Vietnam, Thailand, India, and Japan.

GBIF currently lists 473 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.

In crisis

Osbeck's grenadier anchovy 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 Cebuano Wikipedia article on Coilia mystus, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q2801544 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Osbeck's grenadier anchovy?
It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758.
What is the conservation status of Osbeck's grenadier anchovy?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Coilia mystus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Osbeck's grenadier anchovy live?
It was first described by Linnaeus in 1758.
Why is Osbeck's grenadier anchovy in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Coilia mystus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Osbeck's grenadier anchovy a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.