Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Scardinius racovitzai (Scardinius racovitzai), recorded as Extinct in the Wild
Scardinius racovitzai (Scardinius racovitzai). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Extinct in the Wild

Scardinius racovitzai

Scardinius racovitzai

Scardinius racovitzai is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Extinct in the Wild.

Status
Extinct in the Wild
Scientific name
Scardinius racovitzai
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Scardinius

The minnow

Scardinius racovitzai is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).

Range and habitat

Scardinius racovitzai was endemic to one small lake fed by a geothermal spring near Oradea in Bihor County in northwestern Romania. This lake is known locally as Pețea or Ochiul Mare and is located in the upper reaches of the Peța River, a minor left-bank tributary of the Crișul Repede River in the upper Tisza River system. This species is extinct in the wild and was formerly endemic to Romania.

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

In crisis

Scardinius racovitzai is Extinct in the Wild 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 Scardinius racovitzai, Wikidata item Q2236646. 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 Scardinius racovitzai?
Scardinius racovitzai is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Scardinius racovitzai?
Extinct in the Wild, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Scardinius racovitzai. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Scardinius racovitzai live?
Scardinius racovitzai was endemic to one small lake fed by a geothermal spring near Oradea in Bihor County in northwestern Romania.
Why is Scardinius racovitzai in crisis?
This species is extinct in the wild and was formerly endemic to Romania.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Scardinius racovitzai?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Scardinius racovitzai a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.