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

Endangered

Pseudorasbora pumila

Pseudorasbora pumila

Pseudorasbora pumila is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudorasbora pumila
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Pseudorasbora

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

This species is endemic to northern Honshu in Japan.

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

In crisis

Pseudorasbora pumila 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 Pseudorasbora pumila — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1105890. 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 Pseudorasbora pumila?
Pseudorasbora pumila is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Pseudorasbora pumila?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudorasbora pumila. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pseudorasbora pumila live?
This species is endemic to northern Honshu in Japan.
Why is Pseudorasbora pumila in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudorasbora pumila?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pseudorasbora pumila a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.