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The Clanwilliam redfin occurs in the Cederberg Wilderness Area and the Matjies River Nature Reserve, where it is at least safe from habitat destruction. It is listed as Endangered by the Nature Conservation Ordinance of Western Cape Province. For the time being, it may not be killed or caught.
The Twee River redfin (Sedercypris erubescens) or simply Twee redfin is a ray-finned fish species in the family Cyprinidae. [2] It was formerly placed with the South African redfins in Pseudobarbus. It is tetraploid. Its closest living relative is the Clanwilliam redfin (S. calidus). [3]
The Clanwilliam redfin ("P." calidus) [4] is another threatened and legally protected species found in the Olifants River; it is more [5] The Clanwilliam yellowfish ( Labeobarbus seeberi ) is another large cyprinid in this basin endemic to the Western Cape region.
Sedercypris, commonly known as Cedarberg redfins, [2] is a genus of fish in the family Cyprinidae endemic to the Clanwilliam Olifants River system in South Africa. The following species are classified in this genus: [3] Sedercypris calidus (Barnard, 1938) (Clanwilliam redfin) Sedercypris erubescens (Skelton, 1974) (Twee River redfin)
See: List of endangered fishes, List of critically endangered fishes. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN. Additionally 3191 fish species (21% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient , meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of ...
Clanwilliam redfin; S. Sedercypris calidus; This page was last edited on 13 January 2025, at 16:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons ...
The predominant vegetation is Mediterranean fynbos in the wetter south and west, changing to semi desert scrub in the north and east. The endangered Clanwilliam cedar (Widdringtonia wallichii) of the family Cupressaceae and the snow protea (Protea cryophila) of the Proteaceae are endemic to the area, found only in more remote areas high up in the mountains.
Critically endangered (CR) species face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild. As of July 2017, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1,000 critically endangered fish species, including 87 which are tagged as possibly extinct. [1] [2] Of all evaluated fish species, 3.0% are listed as critically endangered ...