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Endangered (EN) species are considered to be facing a very high risk of extinction in the wild. In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 643 endangered fish species. Of all evaluated fish species, 4.2% are listed as endangered. The IUCN also lists ten fish subspecies as endangered.
NOAA Fisheries has jurisdiction over 165 endangered and threatened marine species (80 endangered; 85 threatened), including 66 foreign species (40 endangered; 26 threatened). Additional species are currently under review or have been proposed for Endangered Species Act listing: 2 petitioned species awaiting a 90-day finding, 15 candidate ...
Species Name ▼Species CategoryListed Entity Protected Status Year ...Acropora globiceps Coral Acropora ...Species Category Invertebrates CoralsName of DPS or Stock Species Species ...Acropora jacquelineae Coral Acropora ...Species Category Invertebrates CoralsName of DPS or Stock Species Species ...Acropora lokani Coral Acropora lokaniSpecies Category Invertebrates CoralsName of DPS or Stock Species Species ...Acropora pharaonis Coral Acropora ...Species Category Invertebrates CoralsName of DPS or Stock Species Species ...6 days ago · While it's difficult to determine which fish are the most endangered, the following list represents 10 endangered fish commonly harvested for food. Contents. Atlantic Halibut. Beluga Sturgeon. Southern Bluefin Tuna. Orange Roughy. Nassau Grouper. Red Handfish. European Eel. Winter Skate. Chinese Sturgeon. Atlantic Bluefin Tuna.
- Nicole Gugliucci
- There are more than 1616 endangered species of fish in the world according to the International Union for the Conservation of Nature.
- Some fish on the endangered species list include the orange roughy, winter skate, Atlantic halibut, Acadian redfish, bluefin tuna and the Beluga st...
- Species that are the most threatened by overfishing are sharks, Bluefin tuna, monkfish and the Atlantic halibut. Other mammals that are not as comm...
- One of the most recent fish species to go extinct is the smooth handfish, which went extinct in 2020.
List of critically endangered fishes. Extinct in the wild (EW): 6 species. Critically endangered (CR): 455 species. Endangered (EN): 643 species. Vulnerable (VU): 1,245 species. Near threatened (NT, LR/cd): 548 species. Least concern (LC): 9,131 species. Data deficient (DD): 3,191 species.
The IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria are intended to be an easily and widely understood system for classifying species at high risk of global extinction. It divides species into nine categories: Not Evaluated, Data Deficient, Least Concern, Near Threatened, Vulnerable, Endangered, Critically Endangered, Extinct in the Wild and Extinct .
The number of endangered and threatened species changes as we add or remove species from the list. See how many are currently listed
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NOAA Fisheries manages and protects 163 endangered and threatened marine species, including fish, sea turtles, whales, and corals. Learn more about their biology, population status, threats, and conservation efforts.
