Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis (Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis), recorded as Endangered
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis (Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Diplomystidae (order Siluriformes), recorded as Endangered and tied to Chile.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis
Recorded from
Chile
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Diplomystidae · Diplomystes

The ray-finned fish

It grows to a length of 26.0 centimetres (10.2 in) TL.

Catfishes are typically bottom-living freshwater fishes with barbels. Cave forms lose eyes and pigment.

Range and habitat

This fish is endemic to Chile where it occurs in the Bío-Bío River basin and the Imperial River, as well as some coastal basins in the Biobío Region.

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

In crisis

Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis 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 Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3764305. 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 Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis?
Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Diplomystidae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis live?
This fish is endemic to Chile where it occurs in the Bío-Bío River basin and the Imperial River, as well as some coastal basins in the Biobío Region.
Why is Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Diplomystes nahuelbutaensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.