Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Red Canarese Barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi), recorded as Critically Endangered
Red Canarese Barb (Hypselobarbus thomassi). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Red Canarese Barb

Hypselobarbus thomassi

Red Canarese Barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Hypselobarbus thomassi, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Hypselobarbus thomassi
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Hypselobarbus

The minnow

This species is potentially a very large fish, growing to 100 cm (39 in) TL, possibly even larger.

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

It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.

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

In crisis

Red Canarese Barb is Critically 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 Hypselobarbus thomassi — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q147173. 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.

Same genus

Photograph of Hypselobarbus pulchellus (Hypselobarbus pulchellus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Hypselobarbus pulchellus

Hypselobarbus pulchellus
Photograph of Curmuca Barb (Hypselobarbus curmuca), recorded as EndangeredEN

Curmuca Barb

Hypselobarbus curmuca
Photograph of Hypselobarbus mussullah (Hypselobarbus mussullah), recorded as EndangeredEN

Hypselobarbus mussullah

Hypselobarbus mussullah
Photograph of Korhi Barb (Hypselobarbus micropogon), recorded as EndangeredEN

Korhi Barb

Hypselobarbus micropogon

Quick answers

What is Red Canarese Barb?
Red Canarese Barb is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Hypselobarbus thomassi.
What is the conservation status of Red Canarese Barb?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Hypselobarbus thomassi. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Red Canarese Barb live?
It is endemic to the Western Ghats in Karnataka and Kerala, India.
Why is Red Canarese Barb in crisis?
It is Critically Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Hypselobarbus thomassi?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Red Canarese Barb a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.