Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Cynolebias elegans (Cynolebias elegans), recorded as Critically Endangered
Cynolebias elegans (Cynolebias elegans). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Cynolebias elegans

Cynolebias elegans

Cynolebias elegans is a killifish in the family Rivulidae (order Cyprinodontiformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Cynolebias elegans
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Rivulidae · Nematolebias

Appearance

Note: Cynolebias elegans (Ladiges, 1958) is a synonym of Nematolebias whitei, a species also native to Brazil.

Range and habitat

The species is native to the Rio Verde Grande, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.

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

Breeding

Annual rivulids hatch, breed, and die in one wet season; the eggs wait in the mud. Non-annual species live in forest streams year-round.

Small desert or forest fishes in this order live in water that can vanish. The egg bank, if there is one, is the only reserve.

In crisis

Cynolebias elegans is Critically 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 French Wikipedia article on Cynolebias elegans, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q47471298. 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 Cynolebias elegans?
Cynolebias elegans is a killifish in the family Rivulidae (order Cyprinodontiformes).
What is the conservation status of Cynolebias elegans?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Cynolebias elegans. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Cynolebias elegans live?
The species is native to the Rio Verde Grande, in the state of Bahia, Brazil.
Why is Cynolebias elegans in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Cynolebias elegans?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Cynolebias elegans a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.