Leptopanchax itanhaensis
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Leptopanchax itanhaensis faces severe threats from urban expansion and agricultural development in its restricted range around Itanhém, Bahia, Brazil. The species' extremely limited distribution makes it particularly vulnerable to habitat modification, with wetland drainage and water pollution from agricultural runoff posing immediate risks. Climate change compounds these pressures by altering precipitation patterns that affect the seasonal pools and streams this killifish depends upon.
Habitat
This critically endangered killifish inhabits seasonal pools, small streams, and temporary wetlands in the Atlantic Forest region of Bahia, Brazil. The species is adapted to shallow, slow-moving freshwater environments with dense aquatic vegetation.