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

Endangered

Squalius microlepis

Squalius microlepis

Squalius microlepis is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Squalius microlepis
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Squalius

The minnow

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 found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.

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

In crisis

Squalius microlepis 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 Squalius microlepis — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q945467. 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 Squalius keadicus (Squalius keadicus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Squalius keadicus

Squalius keadicus
Photograph of Squalius lucumonis (Squalius lucumonis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Squalius lucumonis

Squalius lucumonis
Photograph of Squalius tenellus (Squalius tenellus), recorded as EndangeredEN

Squalius tenellus

Squalius tenellus
Photograph of Vaquita (Phocoena sinus), recorded as Critically EndangeredCR

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

What is Squalius microlepis?
Squalius microlepis is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes).
What is the conservation status of Squalius microlepis?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Squalius microlepis. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Squalius microlepis live?
It is found in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Croatia.
Why is Squalius microlepis in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Squalius microlepis?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Squalius microlepis a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.