Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Dharna barb (Puntius fraseri), recorded as Endangered
Dharna barb (Puntius fraseri). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Dharna barb

Puntius fraseri

Dharna barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Puntius fraseri, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Puntius fraseri
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Puntius

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

No country pin is stored for Dharna barb on this catalog. That is a missing field, not proof the animal has no range.

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

In crisis

Dharna barb 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 Dharna barb — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q1103855. 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 Dharna barb?
Dharna barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Puntius fraseri.
What is the conservation status of Dharna barb?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Puntius fraseri. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Dharna barb live?
The Dharna barb is a ray-finned fish in the genus Puntius.
Why is Dharna barb in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Puntius fraseri?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Dharna barb a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.