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

Critically Endangered

Hypselobarbus pulchellus

Hypselobarbus pulchellus

Hypselobarbus pulchellus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hypselobarbus pulchellus
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Hypselobarbus

The minnow

Hypselobarbus pulchellus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).

Range and habitat

The fish is native to the peninusular rivers of India.

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

Habits

It is also the only indigenous fish that consumes on aquatic reeds, and submerged underwater grasses, in India it could contain a crucial roll in reserviors, tanks, and irragation canals.

In crisis

Hypselobarbus pulchellus 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 Hypselobarbus pulchellus, Wikidata item Q3758171. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Red Canarese Barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Red Canarese Barb

Hypselobarbus thomassi
Photograph of Curmuca Barb (Hypselobarbus curmuca), recorded as EndangeredEN

Curmuca Barb

Hypselobarbus curmuca
Photograph of Hypselobarbus mussullah (Hypselobarbus mussullah), recorded as EndangeredEN

Hypselobarbus mussullah

Hypselobarbus mussullah
Photograph of Korhi Barb (Hypselobarbus micropogon), recorded as EndangeredEN

Korhi Barb

Hypselobarbus micropogon

Quick answers

What is Hypselobarbus pulchellus?
Hypselobarbus pulchellus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Hypselobarbus pulchellus?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hypselobarbus pulchellus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Hypselobarbus pulchellus live?
The fish is native to the peninusular rivers of India.
Why is Hypselobarbus pulchellus 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 Hypselobarbus pulchellus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Hypselobarbus pulchellus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.