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

Endangered

Pseudomugil ivantsoffi

Pseudomugil ivantsoffi

Renyaan from types collected in southern Irian Jaya at two locations one a tributary of the Kopi River approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) of the Tembagapura Road and from the mile 39 Camp of the Freeport Mining Company in 1995.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudomugil ivantsoffi
Taxonomy
Atheriniformes · Pseudomugilidae · Pseudomugil

The ray-finned fish

It was described in 1999 by Gerald R.

Range and habitat

It is endemic to Western Papua in Indonesia. Renyaan from types collected in southern Irian Jaya at two locations one a tributary of the Kopi River approximately 1 kilometre (0.62 miles) of the Tembagapura Road and from the mile 39 Camp of the Freeport Mining Company in 1995.

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

Pseudomugil ivantsoffi 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 Pseudomugil ivantsoffi, Wikidata item Q6408193. 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 Pseudomugil ivantsoffi?
It is endemic to Western Papua in Indonesia.
What is the conservation status of Pseudomugil ivantsoffi?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudomugil ivantsoffi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pseudomugil ivantsoffi live?
It is endemic to Western Papua in Indonesia.
Why is Pseudomugil ivantsoffi in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudomugil ivantsoffi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pseudomugil ivantsoffi a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.