Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara), recorded as Endangered
Cuatro Cienegas shiner (Cyprinella xanthicara). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Cuatro Cienegas shiner

Cyprinella xanthicara

Cuatro Cienegas shiner is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Cyprinella xanthicara, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Cyprinella xanthicara
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Cyprinella

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

The small fish is endemic to the springs and marshes of the Cuatro Ciénegas and Cuatrociénegas Municipality area of Coahuila state in northeastern Mexico.

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

In crisis

Cuatro Cienegas shiner 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 Cuatro Cienegas shiner — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q306454. 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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Vaquita

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Quick answers

What is Cuatro Cienegas shiner?
Cuatro Cienegas shiner is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Cyprinella xanthicara.
What is the conservation status of Cuatro Cienegas shiner?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cyprinella xanthicara. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Cuatro Cienegas shiner live?
The small fish is endemic to the springs and marshes of the Cuatro Ciénegas and Cuatrociénegas Municipality area of Coahuila state in northeastern Mexico.
Why is Cuatro Cienegas shiner in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cyprinella xanthicara?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Cuatro Cienegas shiner a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.