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

Endangered

Garra surendranathanii

Garra surendranathanii

Garra surendranathanii is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Garra surendranathanii
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Garra

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

It occurs on four river systems the Periyar, Chalakudy, Pamba and Achenkovil in the state. A decline in habitat quality has endangered this fish.

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

In crisis

Garra surendranathanii 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 Garra surendranathanii — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3759570. 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 Garra surendranathanii?
Garra surendranathanii is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Garra surendranathanii?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Garra surendranathanii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Garra surendranathanii live?
It occurs on four river systems the Periyar, Chalakudy, Pamba and Achenkovil in the state.
Why is Garra surendranathanii in crisis?
A decline in habitat quality has endangered this fish.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Garra surendranathanii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Garra surendranathanii a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.