Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Girardinichthys turneri (Girardinichthys turneri), recorded as Critically Endangered
Girardinichthys turneri (Girardinichthys turneri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Girardinichthys turneri

Girardinichthys turneri

Girardinichthys turneri is a splitfin in the family Goodeidae (order Cyprinodontiformes), recorded as Critically Endangered and tied to Mexico.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Girardinichthys turneri
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Goodeidae · Hubbsina

The splitfin

Killifish, livebearers, and splitfins — small-bodied freshwater fishes, many of them from a single lake, spring, or seasonal pool.

Range and habitat

Girardinichthys turneri is recorded from Mexico.

GBIF currently lists 9 occurrence points. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

Breeding

Small desert or forest fishes in this order live in water that can vanish. The egg bank, if there is one, is the only reserve.

In crisis

Girardinichthys turneri is Critically 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 Wikidata item Q28146501 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

Same genus

Photograph of Mexclapique (Girardinichthys viviparus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Mexclapique

Girardinichthys viviparus
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
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Girardinichthys turneri?
Girardinichthys turneri is a splitfin in the family Goodeidae (order Cyprinodontiformes).
What is the conservation status of Girardinichthys turneri?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Girardinichthys turneri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Girardinichthys turneri live?
The public record places it in Mexico.
Why is Girardinichthys turneri in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Girardinichthys turneri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Girardinichthys turneri a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.