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

Endangered

Rasboroides pallidus

Rasboroides pallidus

Rasboroides pallidus is a freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Rasboroides pallidus
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Rasboroides

The minnow

It can grow to 3.6 cm (1.4 in) standard length.

Range and habitat

Rasboroides pallidus is a freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka. It is only known from shallow, slow-flowing streams in the basins of the Kalu River, Bentara River, Gin River, Polathu-Modera River and Nilwala River. It has been introduced to the Mahaweli and Walawe River basins, and is overall less threatened than the related R. Vaterifloris.

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

In crisis

Rasboroides pallidus 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 Rasboroides pallidus, Wikidata item Q20720810. 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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Sumatran orangutan

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Quick answers

What is Rasboroides pallidus?
Rasboroides pallidus is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Rasboroides pallidus?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Rasboroides pallidus. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Rasboroides pallidus live?
Rasboroides pallidus is a freshwater cyprinid fish endemic to southwestern Sri Lanka.
Why is Rasboroides pallidus in crisis?
It has been introduced to the Mahaweli and Walawe River basins, and is overall less threatened than the related R. Vaterifloris.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Rasboroides pallidus?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Rasboroides pallidus a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.