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

Endangered

Zingel asper

Zingel asper

Zingel asper is a ray-finned fish in the family Percidae (order Perciformes), recorded as Endangered.

Status
Endangered
Scientific name
Zingel asper
Taxonomy
Perciformes · Percidae · Zingel

Range and habitat

Zingel asper can be found in the rivers Durance and Beaume. Zingel asper lives in habitats similar to that of the loach, Cobitis calderoni, and the common minnow (Phoxinus phoxinus). It lurks on the stone bottoms of fast-flowing rivers in the day, coming out at night to feed on aquatic vertebrates.

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

In crisis

Zingel asper 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 Zingel asper, Wikidata item Q931839. 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 Zingel asper?
Zingel asper is a ray-finned fish in the family Percidae (order Perciformes).
What is the conservation status of Zingel asper?
Endangered, as the IUCN category stored on Wikidata for Zingel asper. Confirm the official assessment on iucnredlist.org.
Where does Zingel asper live?
Zingel asper can be found in the rivers Durance and Beaume.
Why is Zingel asper in crisis?
It is Endangered on Wikidata. Read the official Red List assessment for the criteria.
Is this the IUCN Red List page for Zingel asper?
No. This is a researched catalog account. The Red List is the assessment.
Is Zingel asper a pet?
An animal on this catalog is in crisis in the wild. Keeping one is usually the wrong question.