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

Endangered

Pungitius stenurus

Pungitius stenurus

Pungitius stenurus is a ray-finned fish in the family Gasterosteidae (order Gasterosteiformes), recorded as Endangered and tied to Mongolia.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pungitius stenurus
Recorded from
Mongolia
Taxonomy
Gasterosteiformes · Gasterosteidae · Pungitius

The ray-finned fish

This named form is a ray-finned fish. The public files give taxonomy, a photograph, and a threat category — not a monograph.

Range and habitat

Pungitius stenurus is recorded from Mongolia.

GBIF currently lists 1 occurrence point. Those points follow where people logged the taxon — museum drawers and surveys included — not a closed range boundary.

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

In crisis

Pungitius stenurus 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 Wikidata item Q5690173 and GBIF occurrence geography. No dedicated encyclopedia article was available at build time. Family and order context is original writing about the group — not a claim that a monograph exists for this name. Not an IUCN assessment. Confirm status and range on iucnredlist.org.

Photograph via Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata · IUCN Red List.

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Quick answers

What is Pungitius stenurus?
Pungitius stenurus is a ray-finned fish in the family Gasterosteidae (order Gasterosteiformes).
What is the conservation status of Pungitius stenurus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pungitius stenurus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Pungitius stenurus live?
The public record places it in Mongolia.
Why is Pungitius stenurus in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pungitius stenurus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Pungitius stenurus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.