Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Callao drum (Sciaena callaensis), recorded as Critically Endangered
Callao drum (Sciaena callaensis). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Critically Endangered

Callao drum

Sciaena callaensis

Callao drum is a ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae (order Perciformes) — Sciaena callaensis, recorded as Critically Endangered.

Status
Critically Endangered
Scientific name
Sciaena callaensis
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Sciaenidae · Sciaena

The ray-finned fish

Perch-like ray-finned fishes: spiny-rayed fins and a huge spread of freshwater and marine families.

Range and habitat

This species is found in the eastern Pacific cean where it is endemic to the coast of Peru.

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

In crisis

Callao drum 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 Callao drum — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q776782. 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 Callao drum?
Callao drum is a ray-finned fish in the family Sciaenidae (order Perciformes) — Sciaena callaensis.
What is the conservation status of Callao drum?
Critically Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Sciaena callaensis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Callao drum live?
This species is found in the eastern Pacific cean where it is endemic to the coast of Peru.
Why is Callao drum 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 Sciaena callaensis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Callao drum a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.