List of critically endangered fishes explained

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.The IUCN also lists four fish subspecies as critically endangered.

Of the subpopulations of fish evaluated by the IUCN, 20 species subpopulations and one subspecies subpopulation have been assessed as 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.[3] While the category 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".[4]

This is a complete list of critically endangered fish species and subspecies evaluated by the IUCN. Species considered possibly extinct by the IUCN are marked as such. Species and subspecies which have critically endangered subpopulations (or stocks) are indicated.

Cartilaginous fishes

Cartilaginous fishes include sharks, rays, skates, and shovelnose rays. The majority of the order Rhinopristiformes, which includes sawfish, guitarfish, wedgefish, and other shovelnose rays, is considered critically endangered, with 28 of its 64 evaluated species considered critically endangered by the IUCN.[5]

Carchariniformes

Lamniformes

Orectolobiformes

Squaliformes

Squatiniformes

Rajiformes

Myliobatiformes

Rhinopristiformes

Torpediniformes

Subpopulations

Ray-finned fishes

There are 431 species, four subspecies, four subpopulations of species, and one subpopulations of subspecies of ray-finned fish assessed as critically endangered.

Acipenseriformes

Acipenseriformes includes sturgeons and paddlefishes. There are 19 species and eight subpopulations in the order Acipenseriformes assessed as critically endangered.

Acipenseridae

See main article: Acipenseridae.

Species

Subpopulations

Salmoniformes

See main article: Salmoniformes.

Species

Subpopulations of species

Subpopulations of subspecies

Silversides

See main article: Atheriniformes.

Toothcarps

See main article: Cyprinodontiformes. Species

Subspecies

Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 145 species, one subspecies, and one subpopulation in the order Cypriniformes assessed as critically endangered.

Hillstream loaches

See main article: Balitoridae.

True loaches

See main article: Cobitidae.

Cyprinids

See main article: Cyprinidae.

Species

Subspecies

Subpopulations

Psilorhynchids

See main article: Psilorhynchidae.

Suckers

See main article: Catostomidae.

Osmeriformes

See main article: Osmeriformes.

Perciformes

See main article: Perciformes.

There are 144 species, one subspecies, and one subpopulation in the order Perciformes assessed as critically endangered.

Cichlids

Species

Subspecies

Percids

See main article: Percidae.

Gobies

See main article: Gobiidae.

Other Perciformes

Species

Subpopulations

Characiformes

See main article: Characiformes.

Other ray-finned fish species

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IUCN Red List version 2016-2. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.
  2. Web site: Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 20162). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 8 September 2016.
  3. Web site: Limitations of the Data. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016.
  4. Web site: 2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). 11 January 2016.
  5. Web site: IUCN Red List of Threatened Species .

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