List of vulnerable fishes

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Vulnerable (VU) species are considered to be facing a high risk of extinction in the wild.

In September 2016, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) listed 1245 vulnerable fish species.[1] Of all evaluated fish species, 8.1% are listed as vulnerable. The IUCN also lists eight fish subspecies as vulnerable.

Of the subpopulations of fishes evaluated by the IUCN, 18 species subpopulations have been assessed as vulnerable.

For a species to be assessed as vulnerable to extinction the best available evidence must meet quantitative criteria set by the IUCN designed to reflect "a high risk of extinction in the wild". Endangered and critically endangered species also meet the quantitative criteria of vulnerable species, and are listed separately. See: List of endangered fishes, List of critically endangered fishes. Vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species are collectively referred to as threatened species by the IUCN.

Additionally 3191 fish species (21% of those evaluated) are listed as data deficient, meaning there is insufficient information for a full assessment of conservation status. As these species typically have small distributions and/or populations, they are intrinsically likely to be threatened, according to the IUCN.[2] While the category of data deficient indicates that no assessment of extinction risk has been made for the taxa, the IUCN notes that it may be appropriate to give them "the same degree of attention as threatened taxa, at least until their status can be assessed."[3]

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

## Contents

* 1 Lobe-finned fishes
* 2 Cartilaginous fishes
* 2.1 Angelsharks
* 2.2 Mackerel sharks
* 2.3 Rays and skates
* 2.3.1 Rhynchobatids
* 2.3.2 Guitarfish species
* 2.3.3 Whiptail stingrays
* 2.3.4 Narcinids
* 2.3.5 Skates
* 2.3.6 Skates
* 2.3.7 Other Rajiformes species
* 2.4 Ground sharks
* 2.5 Carpet sharks
* 2.6 Squaliformes
* 2.7 Chimaeras
* 3 Lampreys
* 4 Ray-finned fishes
* 4.1 Acipenseriformes
* 4.2 Salmoniformes
* 4.3 Silversides
* 4.4 Toothcarps
* 4.4.1 Goodeids
* 4.4.2 Pupfish species
* 4.4.3 Aplocheilids
* 4.4.4 Rivulids
* 4.4.5 Nothobranchiids
* 4.4.6 Poeciliids
* 4.4.7 Fundulids
* 4.5 Cypriniformes
* 4.5.1 Hillstream loaches
* 4.5.2 True loaches
* 4.5.3 Cyprinids
* 4.5.4 Suckers
* 4.6 Gasterosteiformes
* 4.7 Osmeriformes
* 4.8 Catfishes
* 4.8.1 Ictalurids
* 4.8.2 Sisorids
* 4.8.3 Loach catfishes
* 4.8.4 Claroteids
* 4.8.5 Airbreathing catfishes
* 4.8.6 Loricariids
* 4.8.7 Mochokids
* 4.8.8 Bagrids
* 4.8.9 Other catfish species
* 4.9 Batrachoidiformes
* 4.10 Perciformes
* 4.10.1 Gouramis
* 4.10.2 Cichlids
* 4.10.3 Percids
* 4.10.4 Epinephelids
* 4.10.5 Gobies
* 4.10.6 Sparids
* 4.10.7 Sand stargazers
* 4.10.8 Sciaenids
* 4.10.9 Labrisomids
* 4.10.10 Serranids
* 4.10.11 Chaenopsids
* 4.10.12 Combtooth blennies
* 4.10.13 Wrasses
* 4.10.14 Threefin blennies
* 4.10.15 Other Perciformes species
* 4.11 Beloniformes
* 4.12 Synbranchiformes
* 4.13 Osteoglossiformes
* 4.13.1 Mormyrids
* 4.14 Gobiesociformes
* 4.15 Characiformes
* 4.16 Syngnathiformes
* 4.17 Clupeiformes
* 4.18 Scorpaeniformes
* 4.19 Ophidiiformes
* 4.20 Tetraodontiformes
* 4.21 Other ray-finned fish species
* 5 Hagfishes
* 6 See also
* 7 References

## Lobe-finned fishes

* Indonesian coelacanth (Latimeria menadoensis)

## Cartilaginous fishes

Chondrichthyes includes sharks, rays, skates, and sawfish. There are 121 species and eight subpopulations of cartilaginous fish assessed as vulnerable.

### Angelsharks

### Mackerel sharks

Species

Subpopulations

* Shortfin mako shark (Isurus oxyrinchus) (2 subpopulations)

### Rays and skates

There are 74 species and one subpopulation in the order Rajiformes assessed as vulnerable.

#### Rhynchobatids

#### Guitarfish species

#### Whiptail stingrays

#### Narcinids

Species

Subpopulations

* Apron ray (Discopyge tschudii) (1 subpopulation)

#### Skates

#### Skates

#### Other Rajiformes species

### Ground sharks

Species

Subpopulations

### Carpet sharks

### Squaliformes

Species

Subpopulations

* Spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias) (2 subpopulations)

### Chimaeras

* Ogilby's ghostshark (Hydrolagus ogilbyi)

## Lampreys

## Ray-finned fishes

There are 1114 species, eight subspecies, and four subpopulations of ray-finned fish assessed as vulnerable.

### Acipenseriformes

Includes sturgeons and paddlefishes.

Species

Subspecies

* Gulf sturgeon (Acipenser oxyrinchus desotoi)

### Salmoniformes

Species

Subpopulations

* Sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) (3 subpopulations)

### Silversides

### Toothcarps

There are 85 species and three subspecies of toothcarp assessed as vulnerable.

#### Goodeids

#### Pupfish species

#### Aplocheilids

* Pachypanchax arnoulti
* Pachypanchax patriciae

#### Rivulids

#### Nothobranchiids

Species

Subspecies

#### Poeciliids

#### Fundulids

### Cypriniformes

Cypriniformes includes carps, minnows, loaches and relatives. There are 298 species and one subspecies in the order Cypriniformes assessed as vulnerable.

#### Hillstream loaches

#### True loaches

#### Cyprinids

Species

Subspecies

* Incilevrek baligi (Phoxinellus zeregi fahirae)

#### Suckers

### Gasterosteiformes

Includes sticklebacks and relatives.

Species

Subpopulations

* Little dragonfish (Eurypegasus draconis) (1 subpopulation)
* Longtail seamoth (Pegasus volitans) (2 subpopulations)

### Osmeriformes

Includes freshwater smelts and allies.

### Catfishes

There are 89 catfish species assessed as vulnerable.

#### Ictalurids

#### Sisorids

#### Loach catfishes

#### Claroteids

#### Airbreathing catfishes

#### Loricariids

#### Mochokids

#### Bagrids

#### Other catfish species

### Batrachoidiformes

### Perciformes

There are 405 species, one subspecies, and one subpopulation in the order Perciformes assessed as vulnerable.

#### Gouramis

#### Cichlids

Species

Subspecies

* Sarotherodon galilaeus borkuanus

#### Percids

#### Epinephelids

Species

Subpopulations

#### Gobies

#### Sparids

#### Sand stargazers

#### Sciaenids

#### Labrisomids

#### Serranids

#### Chaenopsids

#### Combtooth blennies

#### Wrasses

#### Threefin blennies

#### Other Perciformes species

### Beloniformes

### Synbranchiformes

### Osteoglossiformes

#### Mormyrids

### Gobiesociformes

### Characiformes

Species

Subspecies

* Astyanax mexicanus jordani

### Syngnathiformes

Includes the pipefishes and seahorses.

### Clupeiformes

Species

Subspecies

* Clupeonella abrau muhlisi

### Scorpaeniformes

### Ophidiiformes

### Tetraodontiformes

### Other ray-finned fish species

## Hagfishes

## See also

* Lists of IUCN Red List vulnerable species
* List of least concern fishes
* List of near threatened 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. http://www.iucnredlist.org/. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
2. ↑ "Limitations of the Data". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/initiatives/mammals/description/limitations. Retrieved 11 January 2016.
3. ↑ "2001 Categories & Criteria (version 3.1)". Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. http://www.iucnredlist.org/static/categories_criteria_3_1. Retrieved 11 January 2016.

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