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

Endangered

Silonia childreni

Silonia childreni

Silonia childreni, the white catfish, is a schilbid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery river systems of the Western Ghats.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Silonia childreni
Taxonomy
Siluriformes · Schilbeidae · Silonia

Appearance

Silonia childreni, the white catfish, is a schilbid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery river systems of the Western Ghats.

This species grows to a length of 48 centimetres (19 in) TL.

Range and habitat

It is locally extinct from the Mula-Mutha River and has experienced severe population decline rangewide due to overexploitation, drought and water management issues stemming from lack of dam releases. Habitat degradation may also be occurring due to water pollution.

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

In crisis

Silonia childreni 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 Silonia childreni, Wikidata item Q3008525. 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 Silonia childreni?
Silonia childreni is a ray-finned fish in the family Schilbeidae (order Siluriformes).
What is the conservation status of Silonia childreni?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Silonia childreni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Silonia childreni live?
Silonia childreni, the white catfish, is a schilbid catfish endemic to India where it occurs in the Krishna, Godavari and Cauvery river systems of the Western Ghats.
Why is Silonia childreni in crisis?
It is locally extinct from the Mula-Mutha River and has experienced severe population decline rangewide due to overexploitation, drought and water management issues stemming from lack of dam releases.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Silonia childreni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Silonia childreni a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.