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

Endangered

Hoplomyzon cardosoi

Hoplomyzon cardosoi

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is a ray-finned fish in the family Aspredinidae (order Siluriformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hoplomyzon cardosoi
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Aspredinidae · Hoplomyzon

The ray-finned fish

The species was originally described by Tiago P.

Range and habitat

Hoplomyzon cardosoi is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in the Zulia State in Venezuela Hoplomyzon cardosoi, is a fish from the genus Hoplomyzon.

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

In crisis

Hoplomyzon cardosoi 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 Hoplomyzon cardosoi, Wikidata item Q111522969. 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 Hoplomyzon cardosoi?
Hoplomyzon cardosoi is a ray-finned fish in the family Aspredinidae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Hoplomyzon cardosoi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hoplomyzon cardosoi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hoplomyzon cardosoi live?
Hoplomyzon cardosoi is endemic to the Maracaibo Basin in the Zulia State in Venezuela Hoplomyzon cardosoi, is a fish from the genus Hoplomyzon.
Why is Hoplomyzon cardosoi in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hoplomyzon cardosoi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hoplomyzon cardosoi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.