Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Coilia nasus (Coilia nasus), recorded as Endangered
Coilia nasus (Coilia nasus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Coilia nasus

Coilia nasus

Coilia nasus is a ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes), recorded as Endangered.

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

The ray-finned fish

It grows to 41 cm (16 in) total length, making it one of the largest species of its genus.

Range and habitat

Coilia nasus is found in marine, brackish and freshwater environments at depths of up to 50 m (160 ft). In saltwater, it is distributed in the northwest Pacific, between 21–42°N and 109–134°E, or from Guangdong in China to the west coast of the Korean Peninsula and the Ariake Sea in southwestern Japan. In freshwater, it is distributed in various rivers that flow into the aforementioned seas and various lakes connecting these rivers in China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.

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

In crisis

Coilia nasus 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 Coilia nasus, Wikidata item Q5921536. 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 Coilia nasus?
Coilia nasus is a ray-finned fish in the family Engraulidae (order Clupeiformes).
What is the conservation status of Coilia nasus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Coilia nasus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Coilia nasus live?
In freshwater, it is distributed in various rivers that flow into the aforementioned seas and various lakes connecting these rivers in China, Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Why is Coilia nasus 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 nasus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Coilia nasus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.