Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Damba mipentina (Paretroplus maculatus), recorded as Critically Endangered
Damba mipentina (Paretroplus maculatus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Damba mipentina

Paretroplus maculatus

Damba mipentina is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Paretroplus maculatus, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Paretroplus maculatus
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Paretroplus

The cichlid

It reaches 30 centimetres (12 in) in length.

Range and habitat

The damba mipentina is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish from turbid, shallow flood-plain lakes in the Betsiboka and Ikopa River basins in northwestern Madagascar. It has declined drastically because of habitat loss, overfishing and invasive species.

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

Breeding

It is part of a captive breeding program by public institutions like London Zoo and among fishkeeping hobbyists.

In crisis

Damba mipentina 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 English Wikipedia article on Damba mipentina, Wikidata item Q3235518. 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 Damba mipentina?
Damba mipentina is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes) — Paretroplus maculatus.
What is the conservation status of Damba mipentina?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Paretroplus maculatus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Damba mipentina live?
The damba mipentina is a critically endangered species of cichlid fish from turbid, shallow flood-plain lakes in the Betsiboka and Ikopa River basins in northwestern Madagascar.
Why is Damba mipentina in crisis?
It has declined drastically because of habitat loss, overfishing and invasive species.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Paretroplus maculatus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Damba mipentina a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.