Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Burdur spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus burduricus), recorded as Endangered
Burdur spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus burduricus). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Burdur spring minnow

Pseudophoxinus burduricus

Burdur spring minnow is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Pseudophoxinus burduricus, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudophoxinus burduricus
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Pseudophoxinus

The minnow

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

It is found in several springs and streams in the Central Anatolia Region in and in the surroundings of Lake Burdur and Lake Salda basins in Turkey.

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

In crisis

Burdur spring minnow 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 Burdur spring minnow — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q45918671. 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 Burdur spring minnow?
Burdur spring minnow is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Pseudophoxinus burduricus.
What is the conservation status of Burdur spring minnow?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudophoxinus burduricus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Burdur spring minnow live?
It is found in several springs and streams in the Central Anatolia Region in and in the surroundings of Lake Burdur and Lake Salda basins in Turkey.
Why is Burdur spring minnow in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudophoxinus burduricus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Burdur spring minnow a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.