Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Puntius tambraparniei (Dawkinsia tambraparniei), recorded as Endangered
Puntius tambraparniei (Dawkinsia tambraparniei). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Puntius tambraparniei

Dawkinsia tambraparniei

Puntius tambraparniei is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Dawkinsia tambraparniei, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Dawkinsia tambraparniei
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Dawkinsia

The minnow

This species can reach a length of 12.8 centimetres (5.0 in) SL.

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

Puntius tambraparniei is a cyprinid fish found in the Tambraparni River basin in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.

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

In crisis

This species population has significantly decreased in recent years due to human activities such as sand mining.

Puntius tambraparniei 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 Dawkinsia tambraparniei — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3758180. 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 Puntius tambraparniei?
Puntius tambraparniei is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Dawkinsia tambraparniei.
What is the conservation status of Puntius tambraparniei?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Dawkinsia tambraparniei. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Puntius tambraparniei live?
Puntius tambraparniei is a cyprinid fish found in the Tambraparni River basin in the Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu, India.
Why is Puntius tambraparniei in crisis?
This species population has significantly decreased in recent years due to human activities such as sand mining.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Dawkinsia tambraparniei?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Puntius tambraparniei a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.