Parabotia curtus
CRCritically Endangered

Parabotia curtus

Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Decreasing

Population trend

1

Countries

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01Classification

Taxonomy & Classification

Kingdom

ANIMALIA

Phylum

CHORDATA

Class

ACTINOPTERYGII

Order

CYPRINIFORMES

Family

BOTIIDAE

Genus

Parabotia

Parabotia curtus belongs to the family BOTIIDAE, order CYPRINIFORMES, within the ACTINOPTERYGII class.

03Habitat

Habitat & Distribution

FRESHWATERMajor
04Threats

Threats

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IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered

Assessed as Critically Endangered by the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.

Agricultural & forestry effluents

Ongoing

Annual & perennial non-timber crops

Ongoing

Dams & water management/use

Ongoing

Excess energy (light, thermal, noise)

Ongoing

Housing & urban areas

Ongoing

Invasive non-native/alien species/diseases

Ongoing

Roads & railroads

Ongoing

Storms & flooding

Ongoing

Type Unknown/Unrecorded (pollution)

Ongoing
05Conservation

Conservation Actions

Site/area protection
Species management
Species reintroduction
Ex-situ conservation
06Range

Found in 1 Country

Community

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07Sources

Sources & Attribution

How to Cite

IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS

GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org

This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Parabotia curtus (Parabotia curtus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/kissing-loach

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