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

Endangered

Pimelodella kronei

Pimelodella kronei

Pimelodella kronei is a three-barbeled catfish endemic to Brazil.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pimelodella kronei
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Heptapteridae · Pimelodella

The ray-finned fish

This fish reaches a length of 20.2 centimetres (8.0 in) SL.

Discovered by the German naturalist Sigismund Ernst Richard Krone, it was the first troglobitic fish described in Brazil, but several others have been described later.

Range and habitat

Pimelodella kronei is a three-barbeled catfish endemic to Brazil.

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

In crisis

Pimelodella kronei 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 Pimelodella kronei, Wikidata item Q3753441. 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 Pimelodella kronei?
Pimelodella kronei is a ray-finned fish in the family Heptapteridae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Pimelodella kronei?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pimelodella kronei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pimelodella kronei live?
Pimelodella kronei is a three-barbeled catfish endemic to Brazil.
Why is Pimelodella kronei in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pimelodella kronei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pimelodella kronei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.