Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Arulius barb (Dawkinsia arulius), recorded as Endangered
Arulius barb (Dawkinsia arulius). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Arulius barb

Dawkinsia arulius

The Arulius barb is a tropical cyprinid fish native to the Kaveri River basin of south east India.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dawkinsia arulius
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Dawkinsia

Appearance

Adult fish are dark brownish olive on the back, becoming lighter on the sides to white on the ventral surface. It has a black, vertical blotch in the middle of its body, above the origin of its pelvic fin. It has a second black, vertical blotch above its anal fin, and a third black bar or blotch on the base of the caudal fin, though less well defined as the other two blotches.

Range and habitat

Its native habitat is large streams, rivers, and lakes, with a pH of 6.0 – 6.5, dH of 10, and temperature 19 °C to 25 °C. The Arulius barb is a tropical cyprinid fish native to the Kaveri River basin of south east India.

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

In crisis

Arulius barb 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 Arulius barb, Wikidata item Q28148954. 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 Arulius barb?
The Arulius barb is a tropical cyprinid fish native to the Kaveri River basin of south east India.
What is the conservation status of Arulius barb?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dawkinsia arulius. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Arulius barb live?
Its native habitat is large streams, rivers, and lakes, with a pH of 6.0 – 6.5, dH of 10, and temperature 19 °C to 25 °C.
Why is Arulius barb in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dawkinsia arulius?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Arulius barb a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.