List of near threatened fishes

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Circle frame.svg6 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 [lower-alpha 1]
  • 9679 are not threatened at present [lower-alpha 2]
  • 2343 to 5534 are threatened [lower-alpha 3]
  • 71 to 158 are extinct or extinct in the wild:
    • 65 extinct (EX) species [lower-alpha 4]
    • 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
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) statuses, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying. Status iucn3.1 NT.svg
Near threatened (NT) species do not currently qualify for critically endangered (CR), endangered (EN) or vulnerable (VU) statuses, but are likely to qualify for a threatened category in the near future, or are already close to qualifying.

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 548 near threatened fish species. [1] Of all evaluated fish species, 3.6% are listed as near threatened. The IUCN also lists seven fish subspecies as near threatened.

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Of the subpopulations of fish evaluated by the IUCN, ten species subpopulations have been assessed as near threatened.

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

Cartilaginous fish

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 118 species and eight subpopulations of cartilaginous fish assessed as near threatened.

Rays and skates

Ground sharks

There are 35 species and one subpopulation of ground shark assessed as near threatened.

Requiem sharks

Species

Subpopulations

Houndsharks

Catsharks

Other ground shark species

Carpet sharks

Species

Subpopulations

Squaliformes

Species

Subpopulations

Other cartilaginous fish

Species

Subpopulations

Lampreys

Ray-finned fish

There are 425 species, seven subspecies, and one subpopulation of ray-finned fish assessed as near threatened.

Silversides

Toothcarps

Species

Subspecies

Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 122 species and one subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as near threatened.

Hillstream loaches

True loaches

Cyprinids

Species

Subspecies

Suckers

Catfish

Perciformes

There are 140 species and one subspecies in the order Perciformes assessed as near threatened.

Cichlids

Species

Subspecies

Percids

Epinephelids

Eleotrids

Gobies

Sparids

Wrasses

Other Perciformes species

Osteoglossiformes

Species

Subspecies

Characiformes

Scorpaeniformes

Tetraodontiformes

Eels

Other ray-finned fish

Species

Subspecies

Subpopulations

Hagfishes

See also

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References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
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