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

Critically Endangered

Hubbsina

Hubbsina turneri

The Highland splitfin is a splitfin endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Lerma River basin.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hubbsina turneri
Taxonomy
Cyprinodontiformes · Goodeidae · Hubbsina

The splitfin

This species grows to a length of 5 centimetres (2.0 in) TL.

This species was described by Fernando de Buen y Lozano in 1940 with the type locality given as Cointzio, Michoacán.

Range and habitat

The Highland splitfin is a splitfin endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Lerma River basin.

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

Hubbsina 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 Hubbsina, Wikidata item Q307139. 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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Vaquita

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Javan rhinoceros

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Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is Hubbsina?
Hubbsina is a splitfin in the family Goodeidae (order Cyprinodontiformes) — Hubbsina turneri.
What is the conservation status of Hubbsina?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hubbsina turneri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hubbsina live?
The Highland splitfin is a splitfin endemic to Mexico where it is found in the Lerma River basin.
Why is Hubbsina 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 Hubbsina turneri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hubbsina a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.