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

Critically Endangered

Glyptothorax kashmirensis

Glyptothorax kashmirensis

Glyptothorax kashmirensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Sisoridae (order Siluriformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Glyptothorax kashmirensis
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Sisoridae · Glyptothorax

The ray-finned fish

Introduction Glyptothorax kashmirensis is a catfish that was described by Sunder Lal Hora in 1923.

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

Range and habitat

No country pin is stored for Glyptothorax kashmirensis on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

In crisis

IUCN categorise the species as critically endangered globally.

Glyptothorax kashmirensis 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 the English Wikipedia article on Glyptothorax kashmirensis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q576384. 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 Glyptothorax kashmirensis?
Glyptothorax kashmirensis is a ray-finned fish in the family Sisoridae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Glyptothorax kashmirensis?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Glyptothorax kashmirensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Glyptothorax kashmirensis live?
Glyptothorax kashmirensis is a catfish that was described by Sunder Lal Hora in 1923.
Why is Glyptothorax kashmirensis in crisis?
IUCN categorise the species as critically endangered globally.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Glyptothorax kashmirensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Glyptothorax kashmirensis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.