List of least concern fishes

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Template:IUCN fish chart As of September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) lists 9131 least concern fish species.[1] 60% of all evaluated fish species are listed as least concern. The IUCN also lists 37 fish subspecies as least concern.

Of the subpopulations of fishes evaluated by the IUCN, 44 species subpopulations have been assessed as least concern.

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

## Contents

* 1 Lobe-finned fishes
* 2 Cartilaginous fishes
* 2.1 Rays and skates
* 2.1.1 Guitarfish species
* 2.1.2 Whiptail stingrays
* 2.1.3 Narcinids
* 2.1.4 Hardnose skates
* 2.1.5 Urolophids
* 2.1.6 Softnose skates
* 2.1.7 Other Rajiformes species
* 2.2 Ground sharks
* 2.2.1 Requiem sharks
* 2.2.2 Houndsharks
* 2.2.3 Catsharks
* 2.2.4 Other ground shark species
* 2.3 Carpet sharks
* 2.4 Squaliformes
* 2.4.1 Centrophorids
* 2.4.2 Squalids
* 2.4.3 Somniosids
* 2.4.4 Dalatiids
* 2.4.5 Etmopterids
* 2.5 Chimaeras
* 2.5.1 Chimaerids
* 2.5.2 Callorhinchids
* 2.5.3 Rhinochimaerids
* 2.6 Other cartilaginous fish species
* 3 Lampreys
* 4 Ray-finned fishes
* 4.1 Salmoniformes
* 4.2 Silversides
* 4.2.1 Atherinidae
* 4.2.2 Melanotaeniidae
* 4.2.3 Neotropical silversides
* 4.2.4 Other silverside species
* 4.3 Toothcarps
* 4.3.1 Goodeids
* 4.3.2 Pupfish species
* 4.3.3 Aplocheilids
* 4.3.4 Rivulids
* 4.3.5 Nothobranchiids
* 4.3.6 Poeciliids
* 4.3.7 Fundulids
* 4.4 Cypriniformes
* 4.4.1 Hillstream loaches
* 4.4.2 True loaches
* 4.4.3 Cyprinids
* 4.4.4 Psilorhynchids
* 4.4.5 Suckers
* 4.4.6 Gyrinocheilids
* 4.4.7 Vaillantellids
* 4.5 Gasterosteiformes
* 4.6 Osmeriformes
* 4.6.1 Galaxiids
* 4.6.2 Smelts
* 4.6.3 Alepocephalids
* 4.6.4 Argentinidae
* 4.6.5 Platytroctids
* 4.6.6 Deep-sea smelts
* 4.6.7 Barreleyes
* 4.6.8 Microstomatids
* 4.6.9 Other Osmeriformes species
* 4.7 Percopsiformes
* 4.8 Catfishes
* 4.8.1 Ictalurids
* 4.8.2 Pangasiidae
* 4.8.3 Heptapterids
* 4.8.4 Astroblepids
* 4.8.5 Sisorids
* 4.8.6 Silurids
* 4.8.7 Trichomycterids
* 4.8.8 Loach catfishes
* 4.8.9 Claroteids
* 4.8.10 Airbreathing catfishes
* 4.8.11 Loricariids
* 4.8.12 Mochokids
* 4.8.13 Electric catfish species
* 4.8.14 Ariids
* 4.8.15 Bagrids
* 4.8.16 Schilbeids
* 4.8.17 Callichthyids
* 4.8.18 Doradids
* 4.8.19 Driftwood catfishes
* 4.8.20 Erethistids
* 4.8.21 Pseudopimelodids
* 4.8.22 Other catfish species
* 4.9 Gonorynchiformes
* 4.10 Batrachoidiformes
* 4.11 Perciformes
* 4.12 Beloniformes
* 4.12.1 Ricefishes
* 4.12.2 Halfbeaks
* 4.12.3 Needlefishes
* 4.12.4 Flying fish
* 4.12.5 Scomberesocids
* 4.12.6 Snakeheads
* 4.13 Synbranchiformes
* 4.13.1 Swamp eels
* 4.13.2 Mastacembelids
* 4.14 Gymnotiformes
* 4.15 Osteoglossiformes
* 4.15.1 Mormyrids
* 4.15.2 Notopterids
* 4.15.3 Other Osteoglossiformes species
* 4.16 Gobiesociformes
* 4.17 Characiformes
* 4.17.1 Bryconids
* 4.17.2 Curimatids
* 4.17.3 Alestids
* 4.17.4 Lebiasinids
* 4.17.5 Distichodontids
* 4.17.6 Characids
* 4.17.7 Citharinids
* 4.17.8 Anostomids
* 4.17.9 Crenuchids
* 4.17.10 Other Characiformes species
* 4.18 Syngnathiformes
* 4.18.1 Syngnathids
* 4.18.2 Centriscids
* 4.18.3 Aulostomids
* 4.18.4 Cornetfishes
* 4.19 Clupeiformes
* 4.19.1 Clupeids
* 4.19.2 Pristigasterids
* 4.19.3 Anchovies
* 4.19.4 Sundasalangids
* 4.20 Scorpaeniformes
* 4.20.1 Cottids
* 4.20.2 Scorpaenids
* 4.20.3 Triglids
* 4.20.4 Other Scorpaeniformes species
* 4.21 Esociformes
* 4.22 Ophidiiformes
* 4.22.1 Brotulas
* 4.22.2 Ophidiidae
* 4.22.3 Aphyonids
* 4.22.4 Pearlfishes
* 4.22.5 Parabrotulids
* 4.23 Tetraodontiformes
* 4.23.1 Molids
* 4.23.2 Triggerfishes
* 4.23.3 Tetraodontids
* 4.23.4 Filefish species
* 4.23.5 Ostraciids
* 4.23.6 Porcupinefish
* 4.23.7 Aracanids
* 4.23.8 Spikefishes
* 4.24 Gadiformes
* 4.24.1 Gadids
* 4.24.2 Merlucciids
* 4.24.3 Grenadiers species
* 4.24.4 Morids
* 4.24.5 Codlets
* 4.24.6 Lotids
* 4.24.7 Melanonids
* 4.24.8 Phycids
* 4.25 Mullets
* 4.26 Bichirs
* 4.27 Eels
* 4.27.1 Chlopsids
* 4.27.2 Ophichthids
* 4.27.3 Congrids
* 4.27.4 Moray eels
* 4.27.5 Cutthroat eels
* 4.27.6 Nettastomatids
* 4.27.7 Heterenchelyids
* 4.27.8 Other eel species
* 4.28 Flatfishes
* 4.28.1 Pleuronectids
* 4.28.2 Soleids
* 4.28.3 Tonguefishes
* 4.28.4 Paralichthyids
* 4.28.5 American soles
* 4.28.6 Bothids
* 4.28.7 Citharids
* 4.28.8 Scophthalmids
* 4.29 Anglerfishes
* 4.29.1 Goosefish species
* 4.29.2 Frogfishes
* 4.29.3 Oneirodids
* 4.29.4 Ogcocephalids
* 4.29.5 Whipnose anglers
* 4.29.6 Leftvents
* 4.29.7 Other anglerfish species
* 4.30 Beryciformes
* 4.30.1 Holocentrids
* 4.30.2 Other Beryciformes species
* 4.31 Stephanoberyciformes
* 4.32 Aulopiformes
* 4.32.1 Notosudids
* 4.32.2 Barracudinas
* 4.32.3 Ipnopids
* 4.32.4 Pearleyes
* 4.32.5 Synodontids
* 4.32.6 Other Aulopiformes species
* 4.33 Notacanthiformes
* 4.34 Zeiformes
* 4.35 Stomiiformes
* 4.35.1 Sternoptychids
* 4.35.2 Stomiids
* 4.35.3 Gonostomatids
* 4.35.4 Phosichthyids
* 4.36 Cetomimiformes
* 4.37 Myctophiformes
* 4.37.1 Lanternfishes
* 4.37.2 Neoscopelids
* 4.38 Lampriformes
* 4.39 Stylephoriformes
* 4.40 Other ray-finned fish species
* 5 Hagfishes
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## Lobe-finned fishes

* South American lungfish (Lepidosiren paradoxa)
* Gilled African lungfish (Protopterus amphibius)
* West African lungfish (Protopterus annectens)
* Spotted African lungfish (Protopterus dolloi)

## Cartilaginous fishes

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 313 species and two subpopulations of cartilaginous fish assessed as least concern.

### Rays and skates

There are 148 species in the order Rajiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Guitarfish species

* Eastern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema rostrata)
* Southern shovelnose ray (Aptychotrema vincentiana)
* Bluntnose guitarfish (Rhinobatos blochii)
* Goldeneye shovelnose ray (Rhinobatos sainsburyi)
* Southern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina dumerilii)
* Eastern fiddler ray (Trygonorrhina fasciata)

#### Whiptail stingrays

* Short-tail stingray (Bathytoshia brevicaudata)
* Broad stingray (Bathytoshia lata)
* Atlantic stingray (Hypanus sabinus)
* Black-spotted whipray (Maculabatis astra)
* Arabian banded whipray (Maculabatis randalli)
* Freshwater whipray (Urogymnus dalyensis)
* Brown whipray (Maculabatis toshi)
* Painted maskray (Neotrygon leylandi)
* Peppered maskray (Neotrygon picta)
* Pelagic stingray (Pteroplatytrygon violacea)

#### Narcinids

* Blind torpedo (Benthobatis marcida)
* Dark blind ray (Benthobatis moresbyi)
* Ocellated electric ray (Diplobatis ommata)
* Apron ray (Discopyge tschudii)
* Lesser electric ray (Narcine bancroftii)
* Brown numbfish (Narcine brunnea)
* Western numbfish (Narcinops lasti)
* Eastern numbfish (Narcinops nelsoni)
* Ornate numbfish (Narcinops ornata)
* Tasmanian numbfish (Narcinops tasmaniensis)
* Banded numbfish (Narcinops westraliensis)

#### Hardnose skates

* Broad skate (Amblyraja badia)
* Southern thorny skate (Amblyraja doellojuradoi)
* Arctic skate (Amblyraja hyperborea)
* Jensen's skate (Amblyraja jenseni)
* Bigmouth skate (Amblyraja robertsi)
* Big skate (Beringraja binoculata)
* Lempriere's skate (Dentiraja lemprieri)
* Brown bight skate (Dipturus acrobelus)
* Pale tropical skate (Dipturus apricus)
* Graham's skate (Dipturus grahami)
* Heald's skate (Dentiraja healdi)
* New Zealand smooth skate (Dipturus innominatus)
* Ocellate skate (Dentiraja oculus)
* Argus skate (Dipturus polyommata)
* Slimeskate (Dipturus pullopunctatus)
* Weng's skate (Dipturus wengi)
* Atlantic finless skate (Gurgesiella atlantica)
* Dusky finless skate (Gurgesiella furvescens)
* Rosette skate (Leucoraja garmani)
* Cuckoo skate (Leucoraja naevus)
* Sawback skate (Leucoraja pristispina)
* Yellospotted skate (Leucoraja wallacei)
* Krefft's skate (Malacoraja kreffti)
* Soft skate (Malacoraja spinacidermis)
* Blue pygmy skate (Neoraja caerulea)
* Iberian pygmy skate (Neoraja iberica)
* Arafura skate (Okamejei arafurensis)
* Thintail skate (Okamejei leptoura)
* Clearnose skate (Raja eglanteria)
* California skate (Raja inornata)
* Brown skate (Raja miraletus)
* Spotted skate (Raja montagui)
* Speckled ray (Raja polystigma)
* Longnose skate (Beringraja rhina)
* Pacific starry skate (Raja stellulata)
* Bigthorn skate (Rajella barnardi)
* Deepwater ray (Rajella bathyphila)
* Bigelow's ray (Rajella bigelowi)
* Challenger skate (Rajella challengeri)
* Ghost skate (Rajella dissimilis)
* Sooty skate (Rajella fuliginea)
* Round ray (Rajella fyllae)
* Mid-atlantic skate (Rajella kukujevi)
* Leopard skate (Rajella leopardus)
* Sailray (Rajella lintea)
* Blackish skate (Rajella nigerrima)
* Purplebelly skate (Rajella purpuriventralis)
* Smoothback skate (Rajella ravidula)
* Ocellate skate (Rostroraja ackleyi)
* Bahama skate (Rostroraja bahamensis)
* Clearnose skate (Rostroraja eglanteria)
* Roundel skate (Rostroraja texana)
* New Zealand rough skate (Zearaja nasutus)

#### Urolophids

* Western shovelnose stingaree (Trygonoptera mucosa)
* Striped stingaree (Trygonoptera ovalis)
* Masked stingaree (Trygonoptera personata)
* Common stingaree (Trygonoptera testacea)
* Circular stingaree (Urolophus circularis)
* Crossback stingaree (Urolophus cruciatus)
* Chesterfield Island stingaree (Urolophus deforgesi)
* Wide stingaree (Urolophus expansus)
* Patchwork stingaree (Urolophus flavomosaicus)
* Spotted stingaree (Urolophus gigas)
* Lobed stingaree (Urolophus lobatus)
* Mitotic stingaree (Urolophus mitosis)
* New Caledonian stingaree (Urolophus neocaledoniensis)
* Butterfly stingaree (Urolophus papilio)
* Sparsely-spotted stingaree (Urolophus paucimaculatus)
* Coral Sea stingaree (Urolophus piperatus)
* Brown stingaree (Urolophus westraliensis)

#### Softnose skates

* Aguja skate (Bathyraja aguja)
* Aleutian skate (Bathyraja aleutica)
* Little-eyed skate (Bathyraja andriashevi)
* Dark-mouth skate (Bathyraja arctowskii)
* Bottom skate (Bathyraja bergi)
* Broadnose skate (Bathyraja brachyurops)
* Cousseau's skate (Bathyraja cousseauae)
* Dusky-pink skate (Bathyraja diplotaenia)
* Eaton's skate (Bathyraja eatonii)
* Cinnamon skate (Bathyraja fedorovi)
* West African skate (Bathyraja hesperafricana)
* Bering skate (Bathyraja interrupta)
* Challenger's skate (Bathyraja isotrachys)
* Sandpaper skate (Bathyraja kincaidii)
* Domino skate (Bathyraja leucomelanos)
* Commander skate (Bathyraja lindbergi)
* Slimtail skate (Bathyraja longicauda)
* McCain's skate (Bathyraja maccaini)
* White-blotched skate (Bathyraja maculata)
* Magellan skate (Bathyraja magellanica)
* Butterfly skate (Bathyraja mariposa)
* Dusky-purple skate (Bathyraja matsubarai)
* Darkbelly skate (Bathyraja meridionalis)
* Fine-spined skate (Bathyraja microtrachys)
* Whitebrow skate (Bathyraja minispinosa)
* Murray's skate (Bathyraja murrayi)
* Pacific Blonde skate (Bathyraja pacifica)
* Pallid skate (Bathyraja pallida)
* Leopard skate (Bathyraja panthera)
* Atlantic butterfly skate (Bathyraja papilionifera)
* Alaska skate (Bathyraja parmifera)
* Peruvian skate (Bathyraja peruana)
* Richardson's ray (Bathyraja richardsoni)
* Cuphead skate (Bathyraja scaphiops)
* Whitemouth skate (Bathyraja schroederi)
* Golden skate (Bathyraja smirnovi)
* Softnose skate (Bathyraja smithii)
* Pacific white skate (Bathyraja spinosissima)
* Mud skate (Bathyraja taranetzi)
* Eremo skate (Bathyraja trachouros)
* Roughtail skate (Bathyraja trachura)
* Cristina's skate (Bathyraja tunae)
* Creamback skate (Bathyraja tzinovskii)
* Okhotsk skate (Bathyraja violacea)
* Western looseskin skate (Insentiraja subtilispinosa)
* Southern round skate (Irolita waitii)
* Notoraja azurea
* Broken Ridge skate (Notoraja lira)
* Blotched skate (Notoraja sticta)
* Allens skate (Pavoraja alleni)
* Mosaic skate (Pavoraja mosaica)
* Peacock skate (Pavoraja nitida)
* False peacock skate (Pavoraja pseudonitida)
* Dusky skate (Pavoraja umbrosa)
* Blotched sandskate (Psammobatis bergi)
* Zipper sandskate (Psammobatis extenta)
* Dapplebellied softnose skate (Rhinoraja kujiensis)
* Rhinoraja longicauda
* Oda skate (Rhinoraja odai)

#### Other Rajiformes species

* Blue-banded eagle ray (Aetomylaeus caeruleofasciatus)
* Australian butterfly ray (Gymnura australis)
* California butterfly ray (Gymnura marmorata)
* Sixgill stingray (Hexatrygon bickelli)
* Coffin ray (Hypnos monopterygius)
* Bat ray (Myliobatis californicus)
* New Zealand eagle ray (Myliobatis tenuicaudatus)
* Thornback guitarfish (Platyrhinoidis triseriata)
* Deepwater stingray (Plesiobatis daviesi)
* Bigtooth river stingray (Potamotrygon henlei)
* Magdalena freshwater stingray (Potamotrygon magdalenae)
* Potamotrygon orbignyi
* Borneo legskate (Sinobatis borneensis)
* Western legskate (Sinobatis bulbicauda)
* Blackbodied legskate (Sinobatis melanosoma)
* Pacific electric ray (Tetronarce californica)
* Round stingray (Urobatis halleri)
* Yellow stingray (Urobatis jamaicensis)
* Smalleyed round stingray (Urotrygon microphthalmum)

### Ground sharks

There are 79 ground shark species assessed as least concern.

#### Requiem sharks

* Creek whaler (Carcharhinus fitzroyensis)
* Finetooth shark (Carcharhinus isodon)
* Australian blacktip shark (Carcharhinus tilstoni)
* Sliteye shark (Loxodon macrorhinus)
* Caribbean sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon porosus)
* Australian sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon taylori)
* Atlantic sharpnose shark (Rhizoprionodon terraenovae)

#### Houndsharks

* Whiskery shark (Furgaleus macki)
* Sicklefin houndshark (Hemitriakis falcata)
* Japanese topeshark (Hemitriakis japanica)
* Blacktip tope (Hypogaleus hyugaensis)
* Longnose houndshark (Iago garricki)
* Bigeye houndshark (Iago omanensis)
* Gummy shark (Mustelus antarcticus)
* Starry smooth-hound (Mustelus asterias)
* Grey smooth-hound (Mustelus californicus)
* Brown smooth-hound (Mustelus henlei)
* Smalleye smooth-hound (Mustelus higmani)
* Spotted estuary smooth-hound (Mustelus lenticulatus)
* Sicklefin smooth-hound (Mustelus lunulatus)
* Australian grey smooth-hound (Mustelus ravidus)
* Western spotted gummy shark (Mustelus stevensi)
* Banded houndshark (Triakis scyllium)
* Leopard shark (Triakis semifasciata)

#### Catsharks

* White-bodied catshark (Apristurus albisoma)
* Roughskin catshark (Apristurus ampliceps)
* White ghost catshark (Apristurus aphyodes)
* Pinocchio catshark (Apristurus australis)
* Flaccid catshark (Apristurus exsanguis)
* Longhead catshark (Apristurus longicephalus)
* Ghost catshark (Apristurus manis)
* Black roughscale catshark (Apristurus melanoasper)
* Smalleye catshark (Apristurus microps)
* Fat catshark (Apristurus pinguis)
* Spatulasnout catshark (Apristurus platyrhynchus)
* Saldanha catshark (Apristurus saldanha)
* Australian spotted catshark (Asymbolus analis)
* Starry catshark (Asymbolus galacticus)
* Western spotted catshark (Asymbolus occiduus)
* Pale spotted catshark (Asymbolus pallidus)
* Dwarf catshark (Asymbolus parvus)
* Orange-spotted catshark (Asymbolus rubiginosus)
* Variegated catshark (Asymbolus submaculatus)
* Gulf catshark (Asymbolus vincenti)
* Banded sand catshark (Atelomycterus fasciatus)
* Australian marbled catshark (Atelomycterus macleayi)
* Bali catshark (Atelimycterus baliensis)
* Australian blackspotted catshark (Aulohalaelurus labiosus)
* Australian reticulate swellshark (Cephaloscyllium hiscosellum)
* Draughtsboard shark (Cephaloscyllium isabellum)
* Australian swellshark (Cephaloscyllium laticeps)
* Balloon shark (Cephaloscyllium sufflans)
* Swellshark (Cephaloscyllium ventriosum)
* Australian sawtail catshark (Figaro boardmani)
* Roughtail catshark (Galeus arae)
* Gecko catshark (Galeus eastmani)
* Blackmouth catshark (Galeus melastomus)
* Mouse catshark (Galeus murinus)
* Peppered catshark (Galeus piperatus)
* African sawtail catshark (Galeus polli)
* Phallic catshark (Galeus priapus)
* Indonesian speckled catshark (Halaelurus maculosus)
* Rusty catshark (Halaelurus sellus)
* Dark shyshark (Haploblepharus pictus)
* Izak catshark (Holohalaelurus regani)
* Filetail catshark (Parmaturus xaniurus)
* Narrowtail catshark (Schroederichthys maculatus)
* Boa catshark (Scyliorhinus boa)
* Small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
* Chain catshark (Scyliorhinus retifer)
* Cloudy catshark (Scyliorhinus torazame)
* Dwarf catshark (Scyliorhinus torrei)

#### Other ground shark species

* Pygmy ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis radcliffei)
* African ribbontail catshark (Eridacnis sinuans)
* Slender smooth-hound (Gollum attenuatus)
* Australian weasel shark (Hemigaleus australiensis)
* False catshark (Pseudotriakis microdon)

### Carpet sharks

* Blind shark (Brachaelurus waddi)
* Tasselled wobbegong (Eucrossorhinus dasypogon)
* Epaulette shark (Hemiscyllium ocellatum)
* Speckled carpetshark (Hemiscyllium trispeculare)
* Floral banded wobbegong (Orectolobus floridus)
* Gulf wobbegong (Orectolobus halei)
* Western wobbegong (Orectolobus hutchinsi)
* Spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus maculatus)
* Ornate wobbegong (Orectolobus ornatus)
* Dwarf spotted wobbegong (Orectolobus parvimaculatus)
* Northern wobbegong (Orectolobus wardi)
* Collared carpetshark (Parascyllium collare)
* Rusty carpetshark (Parascyllium ferrugineum)
* Necklace carpetshark (Parascyllium variolatum)
* Cobbler wobbegong (Sutorectus tentaculatus)

### Squaliformes

There are 34 species and two subpopulations in the order Squaliformes assessed as least concern.

#### Centrophorids

Species

* Birdbeak dogfish (Deania calcea)
* Arrowhead dogfish (Deania profundorum)

Subpopulations

* Smallfin gulper shark (Centrophorus moluccensis) (1 subpopulation)

#### Squalids

Species

* Northern spiny dogfish (Squalus griffini)
* Blacktailed spurdog (Squalus melanurus)
* Kermadec spiny dogfish (Squalus raoulensis)
* North Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus suckleyi)

#### Somniosids

* Roughskin dogfish (Centroscymnus owstonii)
* Longnose velvet dogfish (Centroselachus crepidater)

#### Dalatiids

* Pygmy shark (Euprotomicrus bispinatus)
* Longnose pygmy shark (Heteroscymnoides marleyi)
* Cookiecutter shark (Isistius brasiliensis)
* Largetooth cookiecutter shark (Isistius plutodus)
* Smalleye pygmy shark (Squaliolus aliae)
* Spined pygmy shark (Squaliolus laticaudus)

#### Etmopterids

* Black dogfish (Centroscyllium fabricii)
* New Zealand lanternshark (Etmopterus baxteri)
* Blurred lanternshark (Etmopterus bigelowi)
* Tailspot lanternshark (Etmopterus caudistigmus)
* Pink lanternshark (Etmopterus dianthus)
* Etmopterus dislineatus
* Blackmouth lanternshark (Etmopterus evansi)
* Pygmy lanternshark (Etmopterus fusus)
* Broadbanded lanternshark (Etmopterus gracilispinis)
* Southern lanternshark (Etmopterus granulosus)
* Caribbean lanternshark (Etmopterus hillianus)
* Blackbelly lanternshark (Etmopterus lucifer)
* False lanternshark (Etmopterus pseudosqualiolus)
* Smooth lanternshark (Etmopterus pusillus)
* West Indian lanternshark (Etmopterus robinsi)
* Fringefin lanternshark (Etmopterus schultzi)
* Thorny lanternshark (Etmopterus sentosus)
* Velvet belly lanternshark (Etmopterus spinax)
* Hawaiian lanternshark (Etmopterus villosus)
* Green lanternshark (Etmopterus virens)

### Chimaeras

There are 23 Chimaera species assessed as least concern.

#### Chimaerids

* Whitefin chimaera (Chimaera argiloba)
* Southern chimaera (Chimaera fulva)
* Carpenter's chimaera (Chimaera lignaria)
* Longspine chimaera (Chimaera macrospina)
* Cape chimaera (Chimaera notafricana)
* Small-eyed rabbitfish (Hydrolagus affinis)
* Pale ghost shark (Hydrolagus bemisi)
* Spotted ratfish (Hydrolagus colliei)
* Black ghostshark (Hydrolagus homonycteris)
* Bight ghostshark (Hydrolagus lemures)
* Hydrolagus lusitanicus
* Marbled ghostshark (Hydrolagus marmoratus)
* Eastern Pacific ghostshark (Hydrolagus melanophasma)
* Dark ghostshark (Hydrolagus novaezealandiae)
* Pale chimaera (Hydrolagus pallidus)
* Pointy-nosed blue chimaera (Hydrolagus trolli)

#### Callorhinchids

* American elephantfish (Callorhinchus callorynchus)
* Cape elephantfish (Callorhinchus capensis)
* Australian ghostshark (Callorhinchus milii)

#### Rhinochimaerids

* Smallspine spookfish (Harriotta haeckeli)
* Narrownose chimaera (Harriotta raleighana)
* Broadnose chimaera (Rhinochimaera atlantica)
* Pacific spookfish (Rhinochimaera pacifica)

### Other cartilaginous fish species

* Frilled shark (Chlamydoselachus anguineus)
* Crested bullhead shark (Heterodontus galeatus)
* Japanese bullhead shark (Heterodontus japonicus)
* Port Jackson shark (Heterodontus portusjacksoni)
* Zebra bullhead shark (Heterodontus zebra)
* Salmon shark (Lamna ditropis)
* Bigeye sand tiger shark (Odontaspis noronhai)
* Megamouth shark (Megachasma pelagios)
* Goblin shark (Mitsukurina owstoni)
* Longnose sawshark (Pristiophorus cirratus)
* Tropical sawshark (Pristiophorus delicatus)
* Shortnose sawshark (Pristiophorus nudipinnis)
* Australian angelshark (Squatina australis)
* Western angelshark (Squatina pseudocellata)
* Ornate angelshark (Squatina tergocellata)

## Lampreys

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## Ray-finned fishes

There are 8759 species, 34 subspecies, and one subpopulation of ray-finned fish assessed as least concern.

### Salmoniformes

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* Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) (41 subpopulations)

### Silversides

There are 47 silverside species assessed as least concern.

#### Atherinidae

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#### Melanotaeniidae

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#### Neotropical silversides

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#### Other silverside species

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### Toothcarps

There are 206 species and two subspecies of toothcarp assessed as least concern.

#### Goodeids

* Green goodea (Goodea atripinnis)
* Lennon's ilyodon (Ilyodon lennoni)

#### Pupfish species

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#### Aplocheilids

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#### Rivulids

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#### Nothobranchiids

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* Aphyosemion cameronense halleri
* Dusky panchax (Epiplatys chevalieri nigricans)

#### Poeciliids

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#### Fundulids

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### Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 1231 species and three subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as least concern.

#### Hillstream loaches

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#### True loaches

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#### Cyprinids

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#### Psilorhynchids

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#### Suckers

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#### Gyrinocheilids

* Honey sucker (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
* Spotted algae eater (Gyrinocheilus pennocki)

#### Vaillantellids

* Vaillantella maassi

### Gasterosteiformes

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### Osmeriformes

Osmeriformes includes freshwater smelts and allies. There are 90 species in the order Osmeriformes assessed as least concern.

#### Galaxiids

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#### Smelts

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#### Alepocephalids

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#### Argentinidae

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#### Platytroctids

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#### Deep-sea smelts

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#### Barreleyes

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#### Microstomatids

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#### Other Osmeriformes species

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### Percopsiformes

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### Catfishes

There are 707 catfish species assessed as least concern.

#### Ictalurids

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#### Pangasiidae

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#### Heptapterids

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#### Astroblepids

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#### Sisorids

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#### Silurids

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#### Trichomycterids

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#### Loach catfishes

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#### Claroteids

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#### Airbreathing catfishes

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#### Loricariids

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#### Mochokids

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#### Electric catfish species

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#### Ariids

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#### Bagrids

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#### Schilbeids

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#### Callichthyids

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#### Doradids

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#### Driftwood catfishes

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#### Erethistids

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#### Pseudopimelodids

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#### Other catfish species

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### Gonorynchiformes

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### Batrachoidiformes

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### Perciformes

Main article: Biology:List of least concern perciformes

There are 3878 species and 18 subspecies in the order Perciformes assessed as least concern.

### Beloniformes

There are 74 species and seven subspecies in the order Beloniformes assessed as least concern.

#### Ricefishes

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#### Halfbeaks

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#### Needlefishes

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#### Flying fish

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* California flying fish (Cheilopogon pinnatibarbatus californicus)

#### Scomberesocids

* Atlantic saury (Scomberesox saurus)
* Dwarf Atlantic saury (Scomberesox simulans)

#### Snakeheads

* Northern snakehead (Channa argus)
* Small snakehead (Channa asiatica)
* Forest snakehead (Channa lucius)
* Blotched snakehead (Channa maculata)
* Black snakehead (Channa melasoma)
* Giant snakehead (Channa micropeltes)
* Spotted snakehead (Channa punctata)
* Striped snakehead (Channa striata)

### Synbranchiformes

There are 52 species in the order Synbranchiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Swamp eels

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#### Mastacembelids

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### Gymnotiformes

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### Osteoglossiformes

There are 127 species in the order Osteoglossiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Mormyrids

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#### Notopterids

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#### Other Osteoglossiformes species

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### Gobiesociformes

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### Characiformes

There are 354 species in the order Characiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Bryconids

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#### Curimatids

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#### Alestids

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#### Lebiasinids

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#### Distichodontids

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#### Characids

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#### Citharinids

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#### Anostomids

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#### Crenuchids

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#### Other Characiformes species

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### Syngnathiformes

Syngnathiformes includes the pipefishes and seahorses. There are 102 species and one subspecies in the order Syngnathiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Syngnathids

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* Black-sided pipefish (Doryrhamphus excisus excisus)

#### Centriscids

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#### Aulostomids

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#### Cornetfishes

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### Clupeiformes

There are 143 species and one subspecies in the order Clupeiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Clupeids

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* Peruvian Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax sagax)

#### Pristigasterids

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#### Anchovies

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#### Sundasalangids

* Mekong noodlefish (Sundasalanx mekongensis)
* Dwarf noodlefish (Sundasalanx praecox)

### Scorpaeniformes

There are 175 species in the order Scorpaeniformes assessed as least concern.

#### Cottids

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#### Scorpaenids

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#### Triglids

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#### Other Scorpaeniformes species

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### Esociformes

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### Ophidiiformes

There are 123 species in the order Ophidiiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Brotulas

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#### Ophidiidae

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#### Aphyonids

* Gelatinous blindfish (Aphyonus gelatinosus)

#### Pearlfishes

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#### Parabrotulids

* Parabrotula plagiophthalma

### Tetraodontiformes

There are 208 species and two subspecies in the order Tetraodontiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Molids

* Sharptail mola (Masturus lanceolatus)
* Slender sunfish (Ranzania laevis)

#### Triggerfishes

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#### Tetraodontids

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#### Filefish species

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#### Ostraciids

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#### Porcupinefish

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* Guinean burrfish (Chilomycterus spinosus mauretanicus)
* Brown burrfish (Chilomycterus spinosus spinosus)

#### Aracanids

* Chubby basketfish (Anoplocapros inermis)

#### Spikefishes

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### Gadiformes

There are 91 species in the order Gadiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Gadids

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#### Merlucciids

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#### Grenadiers species

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#### Morids

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#### Codlets

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#### Lotids

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#### Melanonids

* Arrowtail (Melanonus zugmayeri)

#### Phycids

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### Mullets

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### Bichirs

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### Eels

There are 229 eel species assessed as least concern.

#### Chlopsids

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#### Ophichthids

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#### Congrids

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#### Moray eels

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#### Cutthroat eels

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#### Nettastomatids

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#### Heterenchelyids

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#### Other eel species

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### Flatfishes

There are 167 flatfish species assessed as least concern.

#### Pleuronectids

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#### Soleids

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#### Tonguefishes

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#### Paralichthyids

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#### American soles

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#### Bothids

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#### Citharids

* Yellow-dappled flounder (Brachypleura novaezeelandiae)
* Atlantic spotted flounder (Citharus linguatula)

#### Scophthalmids

* Norwegian topknot (Phrynorhombus norvegicus)

### Anglerfishes

There are 87 anglerfish species assessed as least concern.

#### Goosefish species

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#### Frogfishes

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#### Oneirodids

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#### Ogcocephalids

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#### Whipnose anglers

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#### Leftvents

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#### Other anglerfish species

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### Beryciformes

There are 71 species in the order Beryciformes assessed as least concern.

#### Holocentrids

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#### Other Beryciformes species

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### Stephanoberyciformes

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### Aulopiformes

There are 81 species in the order Aulopiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Notosudids

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#### Barracudinas

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#### Ipnopids

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#### Pearleyes

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#### Synodontids

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#### Other Aulopiformes species

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### Notacanthiformes

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### Zeiformes

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### Stomiiformes

There are 141 species in the order Stomiiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Sternoptychids

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#### Stomiids

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#### Gonostomatids

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#### Phosichthyids

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### Cetomimiformes

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### Myctophiformes

There are 98 species in the order Myctophiformes assessed as least concern.

#### Lanternfishes

* Glacier lantern fish (Benthosema glaciale)
* Skinnycheek lanternfish (Benthosema pterotum)
* Benthosema suborbitale
* Bolinichthys distofax
* Smoothcheek lanternfish (Bolinichthys indicus)
* Spurcheek lanternfish (Bolinichthys photothorax)
* Stubby lanternfish (Bolinichthys supralateralis)
* Centrobranchus nigroocellatus
* Madeira lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus maderensis)
* Warming's lantern fish (Ceratoscopelus warmingii)
* Andersen's lanternfish (Diaphus anderseni)
* Bertelsen's lanternfish (Diaphus bertelseni)
* Diaphus brachycephalus
* Crown lanternfish (Diaphus diadematus)
* Headlight fish (Diaphus effulgens)
* Diaphus fragilis
* Garman's lanternfish (Diaphus garmani)
* Small lantern fish (Diaphus holti)
* Diaphus hudsoni
* Diaphus lucidus
* Lutkens lanternfish (Diaphus luetkeni)
* Diaphus meadi
* Spothead lantern fish (Diaphus metopoclampus)
* Soft lanternfish (Diaphus mollis)
* Diaphus ostenfeldi
* Diaphus perspicillatus
* Problematic lanternfish (Diaphus problematicus)
* White-spotted lantern fish (Diaphus rafinesquii)
* Diaphus splendidus
* Diaphus termophilus
* Vanhoffen's lanternfish (Diaphus vanhoeffeni)
* Longfin lanternfish (Diogenichthys atlanticus)
* Electric lantern fish (Electrona risso)
* Gonichthys cocco
* Benoit's lanternfish (Hygophum benoiti)
* Bermuda lantern fish (Hygophum hygomii)
* Hygophum macrochir
* Firefly lanternfish (Hygophum proximum)
* Hygophum reinhardtii
* Hygophum taaningi
* Krefftichthys anderssoni
* Lampadena chavesi
* Lampadena luminosa
* Jordans lanternfish (Lampadena pontifex)
* Mirror lanternfish (Lampadena speculigera)
* Hector's lanternfish (Lampanyctodes hectoris)
* Lampanyctus alatus
* Southern lanternfish (Lampanyctus australis)
* Jewel lanternfish (Lampanyctus crocodilus)
* Lampanyctus festivus
* Diamondcheek lanternfish (Lampanyctus intricarius)
* Brokenline lanternfish (Lampanyctus jordani)
* Rakery beaconlamp (Lampanyctus macdonaldi)
* Noble lanternfish (Lampanyctus nobilis)
* Dotback lanternfish (Lampanyctus photonotus)
* Pygmy lanternfish (Lampanyctus pusillus)
* Lampanyctus tenuiformis
* Nacreous lanternfish (Lampanyctus vadulus)
* Lampichthys procerus
* Lepidophanes gaussi
* Lepidophanes guentheri
* Dofleini's lantern fish (Lobianchia dofleini)
* Gemellar's lanternfish (Lobianchia gemellarii)
* Barebelly lanternfish (Loweina interrupta)
* Rare lanternfish (Loweina rara)
* Myctophum affine
* Myctophum asperum
* Nightlight lanternfish (Myctophum lychnobium)
* Myctophum nitidulum
* Myctophum obtusirostre
* Myctophum phengodes
* Myctophum punctatum
* Myctophum selenops
* Spinose lanternfish (Myctophum spinosum)
* Dusky lanternfish (Nannobrachium atrum)
* Nannobrachium cuprarium
* Gibbs lanternfish (Nannobrachium gibbsi)
* Nannobrachium isaacsi
* Nannobrachium lineatum
* Wisner's lanternfish (Nannobrachium wisneri)
* Topside lampfish (Notolychnus valdiviae)
* Notoscopelus bolini
* Notoscopelus caudispinosus
* Notoscopelus elongatus
* Patchwork lampfish (Notoscopelus resplendens)
* Protomyctophum luciferum
* Scopelopsis multipunctatus
* Symbolophorus barnardi
* Symbolophorus boops
* Krefft's lanternfish (Symbolophorus kreffti)
* Rufous lanternfish (Symbolophorus rufinus)
* Large-scale lantern fish (Symbolophorus veranyi)
* Deepwater lanternfish (Taaningichthys bathyphilus)
* Taaningichthys minimus
* Taaningichthys paurolychnus

#### Neoscopelids

* Largescaled neoscopelid (Neoscopelus macrolepidotus)
* Sombre blackchin (Scopelengys tristis)
* Solivomer arenidens

### Lampriformes

* Polka-dot ribbonfish (Desmodema polystictum)
* Unicorn crestfish (Eumecichthys fiski)
* Opah (Lampris guttatus)
* Crested oarfish (Lophotus lacepede)
* Tapertail (Radiicephalus elongatus)
* Giant oarfish (Regalecus glesne)
* Regalecus russelii
* Mediterranean dealfish (Trachipterus trachypterus)
* Scalloped ribbonfish (Zu cristatus)
* Scalloped dealfish (Zu elongatus)

### Stylephoriformes

* Tube-eye (Stylephorus chordatus)

### Other ray-finned fish species

* Lake sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens)
* White sturgeon (Acipenser transmontanus)
* Eastern Pacific bonefish (Albula esuncula)
* Bowfin (Amia calva)
* Pacific jellynose fish (Ateleopus japonicus)
* Bobtail eel (Cyema atrum)
* West African ladyfish (Elops lacerta)
* Elops machnata
* Northern ladyfish (Elops saurus)
* Pelican eel (Eurypharynx pelecanoides)
* Jellynose (Guentherus altivela)
* Loppe's tadpole fish (Ijimaia loppei)
* Longnose gar (Lepisosteus osseus)
* Shortnose gar (Lepisosteus platostomus)
* Florida gar (Lepisosteus platyrhincus)
* Stout beardfish (Polymixia nobilis)
* Taillight gulper (Saccopharynx ampullaceus)
* Saccopharynx ramosus

## Hagfishes

* Eptatretus alastairi
* Eptatretus caribbeaus
* Eptatretus carlhubbsi
* New Zealand hagfish (Eptatretus cirrhatus)
* Guadalupe hagfish (Eptatretus fritzi)
* Eptatretus gomoni
* Eptatretus grouseri
* Sixgill hagfish (Eptatretus hexatrema)
* Eptatretus indrambaryai
* Eptatretus laurahubbsae
* Eptatretus mccoskeri
* Eptatretus mendozai
* Eptatretus menezesi
* Eptatretus multidens
* Eptatretus okinoseanus
* Fivegill hagfish (Eptatretus profundus)
* Cortez hagfish (Eptatretus sinus)
* Strickrott's hagfish (Eptatretus strickrotti)
* Eptatretus wisneri
* Patagonian hagfish (Myxine affinis)
* Southern hagfish (Myxine australis)
* Cape hagfish (Myxine capensis)
* Whiteface hagfish (Myxine circifrons)
* Fernholm’s hagfish (Myxine fernholmi)
* Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa)
* Myxine hubbsi
* White-headed hagfish (Myxine ios)
* Jespersen's hagfish (Myxine jespersenae)
* Myxine mccoskeri
* Caribbean hagfish (Myxine mcmillanae)
* Myxine robinsorum
* Paramyxine sheni
* Gulf hagfish (Paramyxine springeri)
* Paramyxine wisneri
* Paramyxine yangi

## See also

* Lists of IUCN Red List least concern species
* List of near threatened fishes
* List of vulnerable fishes
* List of endangered fishes
* List of critically endangered fishes
* List of recently extinct fishes
* List of data deficient fishes
* Sustainable seafood advisory lists and certification

## References

1. ↑ "IUCN Red List version 2016-2". International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN). http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.

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