Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva), recorded as Critically Endangered
Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish (Melanotaenia parva). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish

Melanotaenia parva

Its natural habitat was only the small Lake Kurumoi in the Bird's Head Peninsula.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Melanotaenia parva
Taxonomy
Atheriniformes · Melanotaeniidae · Melanotaenia

The rainbowfish

Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish is a rainbowfish in the family Melanotaeniidae (order Atheriniformes) — Melanotaenia parva.

Range and habitat

It was endemic to West Papua in Indonesia. Its natural habitat was only the small Lake Kurumoi in the Bird's Head Peninsula. It is primarily threatened by habitat loss, however it is unknown if the wild population still exists as it has probably been extirpated from its entire native range.

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

Habits

Silversides and rainbowfishes need clear water and a place to school. A lake form does not commute to the next basin.

In crisis

Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish 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 Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish, Wikidata item Q142878. 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 Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish?
It was endemic to West Papua in Indonesia.
What is the conservation status of Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Melanotaenia parva. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish live?
It is primarily threatened by habitat loss, however it is unknown if the wild population still exists as it has probably been extirpated from its entire native range.
Why is Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish in crisis?
It is primarily threatened by habitat loss, however it is unknown if the wild population still exists as it has probably been extirpated from its entire native range.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Melanotaenia parva?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Lake Kurumoi rainbowfish a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.