Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Itasenpara Bitterling (Acheilognathus longipinnis), recorded as Endangered
Itasenpara Bitterling (Acheilognathus longipinnis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Itasenpara Bitterling

Acheilognathus longipinnis

Itasenpara Bitterling is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Acheilognathus longipinnis, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Acheilognathus longipinnis
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Acheilognathus

The minnow

It grows to a maximum length of 8.0 cm.

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

It is endemic to central and southern Japan.

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

In crisis

Itasenpara Bitterling 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 Itasenpara Bitterling — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q301782. 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 Striped bitterling (Acheilognathus cyanostigma), recorded as EndangeredEN

Striped bitterling

Acheilognathus cyanostigma
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus
Photograph of Javan rhinoceros (Rhinoceros sondaicus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Javan rhinoceros

Rhinoceros sondaicus
Photograph of Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Sumatran orangutan

Pongo abelii

Quick answers

What is Itasenpara Bitterling?
Itasenpara Bitterling is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Acheilognathus longipinnis.
What is the conservation status of Itasenpara Bitterling?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Acheilognathus longipinnis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Itasenpara Bitterling live?
It is endemic to central and southern Japan.
Why is Itasenpara Bitterling in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Acheilognathus longipinnis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Itasenpara Bitterling a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.