Caridina spinata

Caridina spinata
Conservation status
	; Critically Endangered (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Atyidae
Genus:	Caridina
Species:	C. spinata; Woltereck, 1937
Binomial name
	Caridina spinata; Woltereck, 1937

Caridina spinata, or Yellow goldflake as it is commonly known in the aquarium hobby, is a freshwater shrimp from Sulawesi. It is endemic to Lake Towuti. It lives on rocky substrates.[1]

Threats

It is currently under threat by introduced species like the flowerhorn cichlid, pollution by the human activities and pollution by a nickel mine. It is also potentially threatened by the increasing harvest for the aquarium trade.[1]

References

von Rintelen, K., Wowor, D. & Klotz, W. 2019. Caridina spinata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197754A139141338. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T197754A139141338.en. Downloaded on 08 May 2019.

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[iucn-1] von Rintelen, K., Wowor, D. & Klotz, W. 2019. Caridina spinata. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T197754A139141338. https://doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-1.RLTS.T197754A139141338.en. Downloaded on 08 May 2019.