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

Endangered

Squalius tenellus

Squalius tenellus

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

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Squalius tenellus
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 endemic to the Cetina River drainage in Croatia and Bosnia Herzegovina.

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

In crisis

Squalius tenellus 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 tenellus — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q25473029. 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 microlepis (Squalius microlepis), recorded as EndangeredEN

Squalius microlepis

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

Vaquita

Phocoena sinus

Quick answers

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