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

Endangered

Gnathopogon caerulescens

Gnathopogon caerulescens

Gnathopogon caerulescens, the Biwa moroko gudgeon is a ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Gnathopogon caerulescens
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Gnathopogon

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

Gnathopogon caerulescens, the Biwa moroko gudgeon is a ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.

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

In crisis

Gnathopogon caerulescens 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 Gnathopogon caerulescens — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3761749. 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 Gnathopogon caerulescens?
Gnathopogon caerulescens is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Gnathopogon caerulescens?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Gnathopogon caerulescens. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Gnathopogon caerulescens live?
Gnathopogon caerulescens, the Biwa moroko gudgeon is a ray-finned fish in the genus Gnathopogon endemic to Lake Biwa in Japan.
Why is Gnathopogon caerulescens in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Gnathopogon caerulescens?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Gnathopogon caerulescens a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.