Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Panaqolus albivermis (Panaqolus albivermis), recorded as Endangered
Panaqolus albivermis (Panaqolus albivermis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Panaqolus albivermis

Panaqolus albivermis

This catfish is endemic to Peru where it is known only from its type locality in the San Alejandro River, in the Ucayali River drainage, Padre Abad Province in the Irazola District.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Panaqolus albivermis
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Loricariidae · Panaqolus

The ray-finned fish

This species grows to a standard length of 9.6 cm (3.8 in).

Range and habitat

This catfish is endemic to Peru where it is known only from its type locality in the San Alejandro River, in the Ucayali River drainage, Padre Abad Province in the Irazola District. The International Union for Conservation of Nature have assessed this species as Endangered because it has a restricted range, occurring in a single location where it is collected in large numbers for the aquarium trade, and this has led to a population decline.

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

In crisis

Panaqolus albivermis 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 Panaqolus albivermis, Wikidata item Q1294476. 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 Panaqolus albivermis?
This catfish is endemic to Peru where it is known only from its type locality in the San Alejandro River, in the Ucayali River drainage, Padre Abad Province in the Irazola District.
What is the conservation status of Panaqolus albivermis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Panaqolus albivermis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Panaqolus albivermis live?
This catfish is endemic to Peru where it is known only from its type locality in the San Alejandro River, in the Ucayali River drainage, Padre Abad Province in the Irazola District.
Why is Panaqolus albivermis in crisis?
The International Union for Conservation of Nature have assessed this species as Endangered because it has a restricted range, occurring in a single location where it is collected in large numbers for the aquarium trade, and this has led to a population decline.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Panaqolus albivermis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Panaqolus albivermis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.