Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Percichthys melanops (Percichthys melanops), recorded as Critically Endangered
Percichthys melanops (Percichthys melanops). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Percichthys melanops

Percichthys melanops

Percichthys melanops is a temperate perch endemic to Chile, where it occurs in pre-Andean streams.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Percichthys melanops
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Percichthyidae · Percichthys

The ray-finned fish

This species can reach 20 cm (7.9 in) TL.

Range and habitat

Percichthys melanops is a temperate perch endemic to Chile, where it occurs in pre-Andean streams. It is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to a presumed range-wide population decline of 90% between 2011 and 2021. It is considered to be extirpated from the Aconcagua River basin.

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

In crisis

Threats to the continued existence of this sensitive species include rapid human development of watersheds and river courses and droughts associated with climate change.

Percichthys melanops 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 Percichthys melanops, Wikidata item Q5237316. 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 Percichthys melanops?
Percichthys melanops is a ray-finned fish in the family Percichthyidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Percichthys melanops?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Percichthys melanops. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Percichthys melanops live?
Percichthys melanops is a temperate perch endemic to Chile, where it occurs in pre-Andean streams.
Why is Percichthys melanops in crisis?
It is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature due to a presumed range-wide population decline of 90% between 2011 and 2021.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Percichthys melanops?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Percichthys melanops a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.