Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii), recorded as Endangered
Eastern Province rocky (Sandelia bainsii). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Eastern Province rocky

Sandelia bainsii

Eastern Province rocky is a ray-finned fish in the family Anabantidae (order Perciformes) — Sandelia bainsii, recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Sandelia bainsii
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Anabantidae · Sandelia

Range and habitat

It used to be found in small populations dispersed in small areas over a wide distribution throughout the Eastern Cape, such as in the Gulu River, Igoda River, Yellowwoods River (Buffalo), Nahoon River, Kowie River, Koonap River, Kat River (Great Fish) and the Tyhume River (Keiskamma). It is found in the Bloukrans River in the Blaauwkrantz Nature Reserve. It is endemic to South Africa.

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

In crisis

Eastern Province rocky 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 Eastern Province rocky, Wikidata item Q1383086. 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 Eastern Province rocky?
Eastern Province rocky is a ray-finned fish in the family Anabantidae (order Perciformes) — Sandelia bainsii.
What is the conservation status of Eastern Province rocky?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sandelia bainsii. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Eastern Province rocky live?
It used to be found in small populations dispersed in small areas over a wide distribution throughout the Eastern Cape, such as in the Gulu River, Igoda River, Yellowwoods River (Buffalo), Nahoon River, Kowie River, Koonap River, Kat River (Great Fish) and the Tyhume River (Keiskamma).
Why is Eastern Province rocky in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Sandelia bainsii?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Eastern Province rocky a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.