Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Nilgiris Barb (Hypselobarbus dubius), recorded as Endangered
Nilgiris Barb (Hypselobarbus dubius). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Nilgiris Barb

Hypselobarbus dubius

Nilgiris Barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Hypselobarbus dubius, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Hypselobarbus dubius
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Hypselobarbus

The minnow

It is potamodromous, benthopelagic, and less than 25 cm long.

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

No country pin is stored for Nilgiris Barb on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

In crisis

Nilgiris Barb 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 Nilgiris Barb — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q971728. 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 Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Hypselobarbus pulchellus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Hypselobarbus pulchellus

Hypselobarbus pulchellus
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

Quick answers

What is Nilgiris Barb?
Nilgiris Barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Hypselobarbus dubius.
What is the conservation status of Nilgiris Barb?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hypselobarbus dubius. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Nilgiris Barb live?
The Nilgiris barb, also called the cock fish, is a tropical species of freshwater cyprinid fish.
Why is Nilgiris Barb in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hypselobarbus dubius?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Nilgiris Barb a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.