Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Jullien's Golden Carp (Probarbus jullieni), recorded as Critically Endangered
Jullien's Golden Carp (Probarbus jullieni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Jullien's Golden Carp

Probarbus jullieni

Jullien's Golden Carp is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Probarbus jullieni, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Probarbus jullieni
CITES
Appendix I
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Probarbus

Appearance

For movement, it has a dorsal fin with one spine and nine branched rays and five branched anal rays. Its existence is being threatened by various economic activities, such as large-scale agriculture and the building of dams for hydropower.

Its maximum total length is approximately 165 cm (65 in) and its maximum weight is approximately 70 kg (150 lb).

Range and habitat

Historically, this fish was found in the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Chao Phraya, Meklong, Pahang, and Perak River Basins of Southeast Asia, specifically in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia. Now, this fish is found mainly in the Mekong River Basin, however there are some small populations in the Pahang and Perak River basins. In these river basins, Jullien's carp are found in fast rapids and clear pools of water.

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

Diet

This fish eats freshwater shellfish, prawns, and aquatic plants. This fish is migratory, and its migratory pattern centers around its mating season.

Adults migrate upstream during the dry season to form spawning communities in deep pools of low water. Once the spawning is over, the recently hatched fish enter floodplains during the rainy season.

In crisis

CITES lists this taxon on Appendix I. Confirm the current appendix on the CITES checklist.

Jullien's Golden Carp 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 Jullien's golden carp, Wikidata item Q135514. 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 Jullien's Golden Carp?
Jullien's Golden Carp is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Probarbus jullieni.
What is the conservation status of Jullien's Golden Carp?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Probarbus jullieni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Jullien's Golden Carp live?
Historically, this fish was found in the Mekong, Irrawaddy, Chao Phraya, Meklong, Pahang, and Perak River Basins of Southeast Asia, specifically in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, and Malaysia.
Why is Jullien's Golden Carp in crisis?
Its existence is being threatened by various economic activities, such as large-scale agriculture and the building of dams for hydropower.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Probarbus jullieni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Jullien's Golden Carp a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.