List of recently extinct 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

As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 65 extinct fish species, 87 possibly extinct fish species, and six extinct in the wild fish species. [1] [2]

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Cartilaginous fish

Possibly extinct species

Populations

Lampreys

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Ray-finned fishes

There are 64 extinct species, 85 possibly extinct species, and six extinct in the wild species of ray-finned fish evaluated by the IUCN.

Acipenseriformes

Includes sturgeons and paddlefishes.

Salmoniformes

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Extinct in the wild species

Toothcarps

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Extinct in the wild species

Cypriniformes

Includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives.

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Gasterosteiformes

Extinct species

Osmeriformes

Extinct species

Catfishes

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Perciformes

("Perch-like")

Extinct species

Possibly extinct species

Clupeiformes

Possibly extinct species

Scorpaeniformes

Extinct species

Anglerfish

Possibly extinct species

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cypriniformes</span> Order of fishes

Cypriniformes is an order of ray-finned fish, including the carps, minnows, loaches, and relatives. Cypriniformes is an Order within the Superorder Ostariophysi consisting of "Carp-like" Ostariophysins. This order contains 11-12 families, although some authorities have designated as many as 23, over 400 genera, and more than 4,250 species, with new species being described every few months or so, and new genera being recognized frequently. They are most diverse in southeastern Asia, and are entirely absent from Australia and South America. At 112 years old, the longest-lived cypriniform fish documented is the bigmouth buffalo.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Leuciscinae</span> Subfamily of fishes

Leuciscinae is a subfamily of the freshwater fish family Cyprinidae, which contains the true minnows.

References

  1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 27 June 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Table 9: Possibly Extinct and Possibly Extinct in the Wild Species (IUCN Red List version 2016-2)". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). Archived from the original on 13 October 2013. Retrieved 8 September 2016.


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