Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Veracruz White Hamlet (Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei), recorded as Endangered
Veracruz White Hamlet (Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Veracruz White Hamlet

Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei

Veracruz White Hamlet is a ray-finned fish in the family Serranidae (order Perciformes) — Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei, recorded as Endangered and tied to Mexico.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei
Recorded from
Mexico
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Serranidae · Hypoplectrus

The ray-finned fish

It was first described by Del Moral Flores, Tello-musi ug Martínez-pérez in 2012.

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

Veracruz White Hamlet is recorded from Mexico.

GBIF currently lists 15 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.

In crisis

Veracruz White Hamlet 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 Cebuano Wikipedia article on Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei, translated and retold in English, plus Wikidata item Q5620235 and GBIF occurrence geography. Family and order context is original field-guide writing about the group. Wikipedia text is CC BY-SA. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Veracruz White Hamlet?
Veracruz White Hamlet is a fish.
What is the conservation status of Veracruz White Hamlet?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Veracruz White Hamlet live?
Veracruz White Hamlet is a fish.
Why is Veracruz White Hamlet in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hypoplectrus castroaguirrei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Veracruz White Hamlet a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.