Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nilgiri danio (Devario neilgherriensis), recorded as Endangered
Nilgiri danio (Devario neilgherriensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nilgiri danio

Devario neilgherriensis

Nilgiri danio is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Devario neilgherriensis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Devario neilgherriensis
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Devario

The minnow

Minnows and barbs are ray-finned freshwater fishes without teeth in the jaws; they grind food with pharyngeal teeth.

Carps, minnows, and loaches. They lack jaw teeth and live in freshwater.

Range and habitat

This species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southerwestern India.

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

In crisis

Nilgiri danio 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 Nilgiri danio — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q6421669. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Barred danio (Devario pathirana), recorded as EndangeredEN

Barred danio

Devario pathirana
Photograph of Inlecypris auropurpurea (Devario auropurpureus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Inlecypris auropurpurea

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

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus

Quick answers

What is Nilgiri danio?
Nilgiri danio is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Devario neilgherriensis.
What is the conservation status of Nilgiri danio?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Devario neilgherriensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nilgiri danio live?
This species is endemic to the Western Ghats in southerwestern India.
Why is Nilgiri danio 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 neilgherriensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nilgiri danio a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.