Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Manantial roundnose minnow (Dionda argentosa), recorded as Endangered
Manantial roundnose minnow (Dionda argentosa). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Manantial roundnose minnow

Dionda argentosa

Manantial roundnose minnow is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Dionda argentosa, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dionda argentosa
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Dionda

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 Devils River and San Felipe Creek in Texas, United States. It is threatened by habitat loss.

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

In crisis

Manantial roundnose minnow 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 Manantial roundnose minnow — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q6424768. 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

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Devil's River minnow

Dionda diaboli
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Vaquita

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Javan rhinoceros

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Quick answers

What is Manantial roundnose minnow?
Manantial roundnose minnow is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Dionda argentosa.
What is the conservation status of Manantial roundnose minnow?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dionda argentosa. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Manantial roundnose minnow live?
This species is endemic to the Devils River and San Felipe Creek in Texas, United States.
Why is Manantial roundnose minnow in crisis?
It is threatened by habitat loss.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dionda argentosa?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Manantial roundnose minnow a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.