White Cloud Mountain minnow: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the White Cloud Mountain minnow lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Tanichthys albonubes
Group	Bony fish
Status	Data deficient (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Africa
Class	Ray-finned fish
Order	Cypriniformes
Family	Tanichthyidae

Where does the White Cloud Mountain minnow live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the White Cloud Mountain minnow in 1 country or territory across Africa.

Réunion

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

Is the White Cloud Mountain minnow endangered?

The White Cloud Mountain minnow’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Data deficient” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the White Cloud Mountain minnow?

The White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a ray-finned fish in the order Cypriniformes and the family Tanichthyidae, genus Tanichthys. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the White Cloud Mountain minnow

The White Cloud Mountain minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a hardy species of freshwater fish and coldwater fish often kept in an aquarium. The species was considered to be a member of the carp family (family Cyprinidae) of the order Cypriniformes, although now it is placed in the family Tanichthyidae. This species is native to China. The White Cloud Mountain minnow is practically extinct in its native habitat, due to pollution and tourism. It was believed to be extinct for over 20 years in 1980, but an apparently native population of this fish was discovered on Hainan Island, well away from the White Cloud Mountain. They are bred in farms and are easily available through the aquarium trade. However, inbreeding in farms has led to genetically weak stock that is vulnerable to disease and prone to physical deformities.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article White Cloud Mountain minnow (revision 1354740175), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q1136461 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).