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Elected representatives in government are in charge of the policy and funding that can make or break saving threatened species. Their decisions and actions matter.

Maranoa has or used to have 59 threatened animals within its boundaries. One of them is me, the Redfin Blue Eye.

We took care to attach appropriate images that are as close to representative of each species as our resources and the availability of images allowed. However, we could not ensure perfect accuracy in every case. Some images show species that share the same genus but not at the species or subspecies level.

Photo of Redfin Blue Eye

Redfin Blue Eye

Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis

Status: Endangered

The Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) lists threatened species under six categories:
Extinct, Extinct in the wild, Critically Endangered, Endangered, Vulnerable, Conservation dependent. Read more about these categories

Scaturiginichthys vermeilipinnis is only found within Maranoa

The Redfin Blue Eye is Australia's smallest freshwater fish, reaching a length of 30 mm. The species is a translucent to silvery fish with a plainly visible swim bladder and silvery-blue eyes. Sexually mature males, in the reproductive mode, have fins edged with a brilliant red.¹

Explore more about this species on the Atlas of Living Australia

Changed surface and groundwater regimesChanged surface and groundwater regimes

Habitat loss, fragmentation and degradationHabitat loss, fragmentation and degradation

Invasive species and diseasesInvasive species and diseases

Explore more about the threats facing species on our Resources page.

Maranoa has or used to have 98 threatened plants found within its boundaries. Some of these might not be as photogenic as the Redfin Blue Eye but they're just as important.

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