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]
- 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
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)]
- ^ excludes data deficient evaluations.
- ^ NT, LR/cd, LC.
- ^ Threatened comprises CR, EN and VU. Upper estimate additionally includes DD.
- ^ Chart omits extinct (EX) species
Possibly extinct species
- Lost shark (Carcharhinus obsoletus)
- Red Sea torpedo (Torpedo suessii)
- Java stingaree (Urolophus javanicus)
Populations
- Mediterranean sand tiger shark (Carcharias taurus europaeus)
Extinct species
- Ukrainian migratory lamprey Eudontomyzon sp. 'migratory'
Possibly extinct species
- Tetrapleurodon spadiceus (Tetrapleurodon spadiceus)
There are 64 extinct species, 85 possibly extinct species, and six extinct in the wild species of ray-finned fish evaluated by the IUCN.
Includes sturgeons and paddlefishes.
- Chinese paddlefish (Psephurus gladius)
Extinct species
- Longjaw cisco (Coregonus alpenae)
- Coregonus bezola
- Coregonus fera
- Coregonus gutturosus
- Gravenche (Coregonus hiemalis)
- Deepwater cisco (Coregonus johannae)
- Blackfin cisco (Coregonus nigripinnis)
- Coregonus restrictus
- Salmo pallaryi
- Silver trout (Salvelinus agassizii)
- Salvelinus neocomensis
Possibly extinct species
- Coregonus hoferi
- Shortnose cisco (Coregonus reighardi)
Extinct in the wild species
- Kunimasu (Oncorhynchus kawamurae)
- Beloribitsa (Stenodus leucichthys)
Extinct species
- Gölçük toothcarp (Anatolichthys splendens)
- Aplocheilichthys sp. 'Naivasha'
- Parras characodon (Characodon garmani)
- Santa Cruz pupfish (Cyprinodon arcuatus)
- Villa Lopez pupfish (Cyprinodon ceciliae)
- Cachorrito de la Trinidad (Cyprinodon inmemoriam)
- Perritos de sandia (Cyprinodon spp.)
- Catarina pupfish (Megupsilon aporus)
- Ash Meadows killifish (Empetrichthys merriami)
- Whiteline topminnow (Fundulus albolineatus)
- Amistad gambusia (Gambusia amistadensis)
- San Marcos gambusia (Gambusia georgei)
- Pantanodon madagascariensis
- Graceful priapella (Priapella bonita)
Possibly extinct species
- Aphyolebias claudiae
- Parras pupfish (Cyprinodon latifasciatus)
- Fundulopanchax powelli
- Pantanodon sp. 'Manombo'
Extinct in the wild species
- Potosi pupfish (Cyprinodon alvarezi)
- Cachorrito de charco palmal (Cyprinodon longidorsalis)
- Golden skiffia (Skiffia francesae)
Includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives.
Extinct species
- Beyşehir bleak (Alburnus akili)
- İznik shemaya (Alburnus nicaeensis)
- Anabarilius macrolepis
- Barbodes amarus
- Barbodes baoulan
- Barbodes clemensi
- Barbodes disa
- Barbodes flavifuscus
- Barbodes herrei
- Barbodes katolo
- Barbodes lanaoensis
- Barbodes manalak
- Barbodes pachycheilus
- Barbodes palaemophagus
- Barbodes palata
- Barbodes resimus
- Barbodes tras
- Barbodes truncatulus
- Barbus microbarbis
- Snake River sucker (Chasmistes muriei)
- Chondrostoma scodrense
- Cyprinus yilongensis
- Mexican dace (Evarra bustamantei)
- Plateau chub (Evarra eigenmanni)
- Endorheic chub (Evarra tlahuacensis)
- Thicktail chub (Gila crassicauda)
- Giant Atlas barbel (Labeobarbus reinii)
- Pahranagat spinedace (Lepidomeda altivelis)
- Tunisian barb (Luciobarbus antinorii)
- Luciobarbus nasus
- Hula bream (Mirogrex hulensis)
- Harelip sucker (Moxostoma lacerum)
- Durango shiner (Notropis aulidion)
- Phantom shiner (Notropis orca)
- Salado shiner (Notropis saladonis)
- Clear Lake splittail (Pogonichthys ciscoides)
- Eğirdir minnow (Pseudophoxinus handlirschi)
- Las Vegas dace (Rhinichthys deaconi)
- Danube delta gudgeon (Romanogobio antipai)
- Stumptooth minnow (Stypodon signifer)
Possibly extinct species
- Long-spine bream (Acanthobrama centisquama)
- Damascus bream (Acanthobrama tricolor)
- Anabarilius qiluensis
- Anabarilius yangzonensis
- Siamese bala-shak (Balantiocheilos ambusticauda)
- Haditha cavefish (Caecocypris basimi)
- Diyarbakir spined loach (Cobitis kellei)
- Cyprinus barbatus
- Cyprinus ilishaestomus
- Dianchi carp (Cyprinus micristius)
- Cyprinus qionghaiensis
- Cyprinus yunnanensis
- Hypselobarbus pulchellus
- Bovany barb (Neolissochilus bovanicus)
- Deolali minnow (Parapsilorhynchus prateri)
- Poropuntius chonglingchungi
- Akstafa spring roach (Pseudophoxinus sojuchbulagi)
- Barada spring minnow (Pseudophoxinus syriacus)
- Deccan barb (Puntius deccanensis)
- Schistura nasifilis
- Schistura tenura
- Systomus compressiformis
Extinct species
- Techirghiol stickleback (Gasterosteus crenobiontus)
Extinct species
- New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus)
Extinct species
- Scioto madtom (Noturus trautmani)
- Siamese flat-barbelled catfish (Platytropius siamensis)
Possibly extinct species
- Nilgiri mystus (Hemibagrus punctatus)
- Rhizosomichthys totae
- Lake Victoria deepwater catfish (Xenoclarias eupogon)
("Perch-like")
Extinct species
- Maryland darter (Etheostoma sellare)
- Ptychochromis onilahy
- Tristramella intermedia
- Tristramella magdelainae
- Long jaw tristramella (Tristramella sacra)
- Xystichromis bayoni
Possibly extinct species
- Galapagos damsel (Azurina eupalama)
- Ctenochromis pectoralis
- Haplochromis aelocephalus
- Haplochromis antleter
- Haplochromis apogonoides
- Haplochromis argenteus
- Haplochromis barbarae
- Haplochromis bareli
- Haplochromis brownae
- Haplochromis cassius
- Haplochromis cinctus
- Haplochromis cnester
- Haplochromis coprologus
- Haplochromis crassilabris
- Haplochromis crocopeplus
- Haplochromis dentex
- Haplochromis dichrourus
- Haplochromis flavipinnis
- Haplochromis granti
- Haplochromis guiarti
- Haplochromis heusinkveldi
- Haplochromis hiatus
- Haplochromis iris
- Haplochromis ishmaeli
- Haplochromis katunzii
- Haplochromis longirostris
- Haplochromis macrognathus
- Haplochromis martini
- Haplochromis michaeli
- Haplochromis microdon
- Haplochromis mylergates
- Haplochromis nanoserranus
- Haplochromis pancitrinus
- Haplochromis parvidens
- Haplochromis percoides
- Haplochromis perrieri
- Haplochromis plutonius
- Haplochromis ptistes
- Haplochromis pyrrhopteryx
- Haplochromis sphex
- Haplochromis sulphureus
- Haplochromis teegelaari
- Haplochromis theliodon
- Haplochromis ushindi
- Haplochromis victorianus
- Haplochromis vonlinnei
- Haplochromis xenostoma
- Danube delta dwarf goby (Knipowitschia cameliae)
- Sciaena callaensis
- Stiphodon discotorquatus
Possibly extinct species
editExtinct species
- Utah Lake sculpin (Cottus echinatus)
Possibly extinct species
edit- Smooth handfish (Sympterichthys unipennis)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ "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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