List of endangered fishes

Summary

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 643 endangered fish species.[1] Of all evaluated fish species, 4.2% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists ten fish subspecies as endangered.

6 extinct in the wild fish species (0.04%)455 critically endangered fish species (3.0%)643 endangered fish species (4.2%)1245 vulnerable fish species (8.2%)548 near threatened fish species (3.6%)9131 least concern fish species (60%)3191 data deficient fish species (21%)
Fish species (IUCN, 2016-2)
  • 15,219 extant species have been evaluated
  • 12,028 of those are fully assessed[a]
  • 9679 are not threatened at present[b]
  • 2343 to 5534 are threatened[c]
  • 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 65 extinct (EX) species[d]
    • 6 extinct in the wild (EW)
    • 87 possibly extinct [CR(PE)]
    • 0 possibly extinct in the wild [CR(PEW)]

  1. ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
  2. ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
  3. ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
  4. ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild.

Of the subpopulations of fishes evaluated by the IUCN, 24 species subpopulations have been assessed as endangered.

For a species to be considered endangered by the IUCN it must meet certain quantitative criteria which are designed to classify taxa facing "a very high risk of extinction". An even higher risk is faced by critically endangered species, which meet the quantitative criteria for endangered species. Critically endangered fishes are listed separately. There are 1098 fish species which are endangered or critically endangered.

Additionally 3191 fish species (21% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed".[3]

This is a complete list of endangered fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species and subspecies which have endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Cartilaginous fishes edit

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and saw-fish. There are 124 cartilaginous fishes classified as endangered by the IUCN.[4]

Prickly sharks edit

Carpet sharks edit

Ground sharks edit

Mackerel sharks edit

Dogfishes edit

Angel sharks edit

Species

Skates edit

Rays edit

Sawfish and guitarfish edit

Torpedo rays edit

  • Chinese fanray (Platyrhina sinensis)
  • Tonkin numbfish (Narcine prodorsalis)
  • West African torpedo (Torpedo mackayana)
  • Rosette torpedo (Torpedo bauchotae)
  • Aden torpedo (Torpedo adenensis)

Ray-finned fishes edit

Subpopulations

  • Squatina guggenheim (1 subpopulation)

Mackerel sharks edit

Subpopulations

Rays and skates edit

Ground sharks edit

Species

Subpopulations

Carpet sharks edit

Squaliformes edit

Species

Subpopulations

Lampreys edit

  • Turkish brook lamprey (Lampetra lanceolata)

Ray-finned fishes edit

There are 592 species, ten subspecies, and three subpopulations of ray-finned fish assessed as endangered.

Salmoniformes edit

Species

Subpopulations

Silversides edit

Toothcarps edit

There are 65 species and nine subspecies of toothcarp assessed as endangered.

Pupfish edit

Species

Subspecies

Nothobranchiids edit

Species

  • Aphyosemion alpha
  • Red-finned killi (Aphyosemion amoenum)
  • Bamileke killi (Aphyosemion bamilekorum)
  • Aphyosemion bualanum
  • Goby killi (Aphyosemion franzwerneri)
  • Aphyosemion fulgens
  • Aphyosemion lugens
  • Aphyosemion passaroi
  • Aphyosemion poliaki
  • Aphyosemion tirbaki
  • Aphyosemion volcanum
  • Epiplatys biafranus
  • Epiplatys etzeli
  • Epiplatys lokoensis
  • Epiplatys njalaensis
  • Epiplatys roloffi
  • Amiet's lyretail (Fundulopanchax amieti)
  • Fundulopanchax arnoldi
  • Cinnamon killi (Fundulopanchax cinnamomeus)
  • Kribi killi (Fundulopanchax fallax)
  • Marbled lyretail (Fundulopanchax marmoratus)
  • Fundulopanchax oeseri
  • Fundulopanchax rubrolabialis
  • Emerald aphyosemion (Fundulopanchax scheeli)
  • Jeanpol's killi (Nimbapanchax jeanpoli)
  • Nothobranchius polli
  • Nothobranchius rosenstocki
  • Nothobranchius symoensi
  • Berthold's killi (Scriptaphyosemion bertholdi)
  • Bruening's killi (Scriptaphyosemion brueningi)

Subspecies

  • Aphyosemion celiae celiae
  • Epiplatys chaperi schreiberi
  • Epiplatys fasciolatus tototaensis
  • Epiplatys fasciolatus zimiensis
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi azureus
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi dauresi
  • Epiplatys olbrechtsi puetzi
  • Mamfe killi (Fundulopanchax gardneri mamfensis)

Poeciliids edit

Other toothcarp species edit

Cypriniformes edit

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 245 species in the order Cypriniformes assessed as endangered.

Ellopostomatids edit

Hillstream loaches edit

True loaches edit

Cyprinids edit

Psilorhynchids edit

Suckers edit

Osmeriformes edit

Includes freshwater smelts and allies.

Species

Subspecies

  • Plecoglossus altivelis ryukyuensis

Catfishes edit

Perciformes edit

There are 133 species and one subpopulation in the order Perciformes assessed as endangered.

Cichlids edit

Percids edit

Epinephelids edit

Gobies edit

  • Bathygobius burtoni
  • Nanogoviós (Economidichthys trichonis)
  • Exuma goby (Elacatinus atronasus)
  • Cayman cleaner goby (Elacatinus cayman)
  • Cayman sponge goby (Elacatinus centralis)
  • Jarocho goby (Elacatinus jarocho)
  • Plain goby (Gobiosoma homochroma)
  • Isthmian goby (Gobiosoma spilotum)
  • Thessalogoviós (Knipowitschia thessala)
  • Tortonese's goby (Pomatoschistus tortonesei)
  • Iyidere goby (Ponticola rizensis)
  • Priolepis ascensionis
  • Rhinogobius lineatus
  • Sicyopterus eudentatus
  • Sicyopterus rapa
  • Sicyopterus sarasini
  • Sibayi goby (Silhouettea sibayi)
  • Smilosicyopus sasali
  • Stiphodon julieni
  • Cayman greenbanded goby (Tigrigobius harveyi)

Other Perciformes edit

Species

Subpopulations

  • Swordfish (Xiphias gladius) (1 subpopulation)

Osteoglossiformes edit

Characiformes edit

Tetraodontiformes edit

Other ray-finned fishes edit

Species

Subpopulations

Hagfishes edit

  • Myxine paucidens
  • Paramyxine taiwanae

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ^ "Limitations of the Data". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  3. ^ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Retrieved 11 January 2016.
  4. ^ "IUCN Red List of Threatened Species".