Creatures in Crisis
Photograph of Verlorenvlei redfin (Pseudobarbus verloreni), recorded as Endangered
Verlorenvlei redfin (Pseudobarbus verloreni). Image via Wikimedia Commons.

Endangered

Verlorenvlei redfin

Pseudobarbus verloreni

The Verlorenvlei redfin is a barb endemic to the Verlorenvlei River in South Africa.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Pseudobarbus verloreni
Taxonomy
Cypriniformes · Cyprinidae · Pseudobarbus

Appearance

The species has large eyes and a compressed snout. General colouration is golden, with a silver ventral surface.

Upon dissection, it can also be distinguished by the length of its intestine, that is longer (relative to body length) than any other species of Pseudobarbus.

Range and habitat

The Verlorenvlei redfin is endemic to lowland waterways in western South Africa, more specifically the Verlorenvlei River system. It is also believed to have previously occupied the Langvlei River. The Verlorenvlei River is a slow flowing river with a bottom of sand, silt, or mud.

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

Breeding

The species is believed to spawn between October and December.

In crisis

P. Verloreni is an endangered species, after it was exterminated from one of its two habitats, the Langvlei River system, between 1986 and 2001. Threats faced by the species include habitat loss as water is drained for irrigation, as well as predation by the introduced black bass and competition from native and invasive species such as the Banded tilapia, Mozambique tilapia, and common carp.

Verlorenvlei redfin 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 Verlorenvlei redfin, Wikidata item Q18669952. 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 Verlorenvlei redfin?
Verlorenvlei redfin is a minnow in the family Cyprinidae (order Cypriniformes) — Pseudobarbus verloreni.
What is the conservation status of Verlorenvlei redfin?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Pseudobarbus verloreni. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Verlorenvlei redfin live?
The Verlorenvlei redfin is endemic to lowland waterways in western South Africa, more specifically the Verlorenvlei River system.
Why is Verlorenvlei redfin in crisis?
Threats faced by the species include habitat loss as water is drained for irrigation, as well as predation by the introduced black bass and competition from native and invasive species such as the Banded tilapia, Mozambique tilapia, and common carp.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Pseudobarbus verloreni?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Verlorenvlei redfin a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.