Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Inlecypris auropurpurea (Devario auropurpureus), recorded as Endangered
Inlecypris auropurpurea (Devario auropurpureus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Inlecypris auropurpurea

Devario auropurpureus

Inlecypris auropurpurea is a small species of danionin fish endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Devario auropurpureus
Recorded from
Myanmar
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Devario

The minnow

Inlecypris auropurpurea can grow to a max standard length of around 60 t0 80 mm on average.

Range and habitat

Inlecypris auropurpurea is a small species of danionin fish endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar. It is harvested for aquarium trade, and may be sold under the common name "Lake Inle Danio" or "Lake Inle Trout Danio" in some tropical fish retailers.

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

Habits

In the wild, this species preys chiefly on insects and aquatic invertebrates within its habitat.

In crisis

Inlecypris auropurpurea 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 Inlecypris auropurpurea, Wikidata item Q140869. 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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Nilgiri danio

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Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

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Javan rhinoceros

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Quick answers

What is Inlecypris auropurpurea?
Inlecypris auropurpurea is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Devario auropurpureus.
What is the conservation status of Inlecypris auropurpurea?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Devario auropurpureus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Inlecypris auropurpurea live?
Inlecypris auropurpurea is a small species of danionin fish endemic to Lake Inle in Myanmar.
Why is Inlecypris auropurpurea in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Devario auropurpureus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Inlecypris auropurpurea a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.