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

Endangered

Teleocichla cinderella

Teleocichla cinderella

Teleocichla cinderella is a cichlid endemic to Brazil where it is found in the lower Tocantins River basin.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Teleocichla cinderella
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Cichlidae · Teleocichla

The cichlid

This species can reach a length of 14 cm (5.5 in).

Cichlids are perch-like freshwater fishes with a second set of jaws in the throat. Many species mouth-brood the young.

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

Range and habitat

Teleocichla cinderella is a cichlid endemic to Brazil where it is found in the lower Tocantins River basin.

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

Diet

Cichlids defend a territory or a brood. Diet in the family runs from algae scrapers to piscivores; this page does not invent a menu for one species.

In crisis

Teleocichla cinderella 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 Teleocichla cinderella — often a short stub, Wikidata item Q3531. 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 Teleocichla cinderella?
Teleocichla cinderella is a cichlid in the family Cichlidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Teleocichla cinderella?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Teleocichla cinderella. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Teleocichla cinderella live?
Teleocichla cinderella is a cichlid endemic to Brazil where it is found in the lower Tocantins River basin.
Why is Teleocichla cinderella in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Teleocichla cinderella?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Teleocichla cinderella a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.