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

Critically Endangered

Delturus parahybae

Delturus parahybae

This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is restricted to the Paraíba do Sul basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Delturus parahybae
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Loricariidae · Delturus

The ray-finned fish

This species attains a maximum standard length of 21 cm (8.3 in).

Range and habitat

This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is restricted to the Paraíba do Sul basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.

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

In crisis

Delturus parahybae 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 Delturus parahybae, Wikidata item Q5563319. 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 Delturus parahybae?
This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is restricted to the Paraíba do Sul basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
What is the conservation status of Delturus parahybae?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Delturus parahybae. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Delturus parahybae live?
This catfish is endemic to Brazil where it is restricted to the Paraíba do Sul basin in the state of Rio de Janeiro and Minas Gerais.
Why is Delturus parahybae 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 Delturus parahybae?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Delturus parahybae a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.